Herodotus en het wonder van Salamis

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Publication date 08-2022
Journal Lampas
Volume | Issue number 55 | 2
Pages (from-to) 103-118
Number of pages 16
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH)
Abstract The battle of Salamis can be considered a ‘miracle’ in three respects. There is the ‘David and Goliath’ kind of miracle that a much smaller Greek fleet manages to defeat the Persian opponent. There is the miracle that the Greeks offer battle at all, after their endless debates. But the biggest miracle is Artemisia, called a literal θαῦμα by Herodotus himself. My close-reading of her bravura martial feat, which makes her even more esteemed in Xerxes’ eyes, shows why for Herodotus such events are quintessentially historical stuff, more than exact numbers or military strategies.
Document type Article
Note Gebaseer op: I.J.F. de Jong (2022) Herodotus en het wonder van Salamis. Afscheidsrede Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Language Dutch
Related publication Herodotus en het wonder van Salamis
Published at https://doi.org/10.5117/LAM2022.2.001.JONG
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