Herodotus’ Historiography and narrative of salamis

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Narges shahnazari ¹ , Aliasghar Mirzaei ² , feizollah boushas gousheh, ³

1 - history Department, Najafabad Branch,islamic azad uniiversity, najafabad,iran
2 - History Department, najafabad branch,najafabad,iran ,and Humanities Faculty, Arak University,Iran
3 - Department of History, Najafabad Branch , Islamic Azad university, Najafabad ,, iran

Received: 2020-10-09 Accepted : 2021-01-19 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: Narrative, Xerxes, Greek, Herodotus, Salamis,

Abstract :

The Battle of Salamis took place in 480, near Athens, between the Persians and the Greeks and permanently blocked the Persian’ advance westward. Herodotus' account of this battle has caused much controversy. This article intends to analyze Herodotus' account of the Battle of Salamis using the method of narrative analysis? The findings of this study show that Herodotus, the most important narrator of this battle, has made the Salamis a catastrophic defeat among the Persian’s defeats. To convey the message to its addressees that the Persians had been claiming to occupy Greece since entering Asia Minor, and that only the victories of the Greeks in Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea had blocked their advance forever. In his account of the Battle of Salamis, he refrains from addressing the principle of battle, instead focusing on reporting issues before and after the war. From Herodotus’ point of view, Salamis was the end point of the Persian Wars, which was rooted in the defeat the Marathon, and the defeat of Xerxes brought freedom and liberation from slavery to the Greeks.