h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Project Title: The Greco-Persian Wars
A-number of Project Title Page: A9820992
Description of Project: Aiming to be an in-detail look at the Greco-Persian Wars, examining the causes, the events and the effects of the conflict on both sides. Will contain an overview of the actions of the war and separate entries covering all major battles in detail.
Proposed Completion Date: no idea yet - my experience with deadlines is that once they are set I work to finish after them. Ergo, no deadline is best .

Very much looking forward to this!

Me too - it's looking very impressive.

This project is finished and ready for sub-editing.
Most gracious sub-ed: Galaxy Babe (U128652)

I really should preview my messages. That should be

clocking in

In A13208302 the Battle of Mycale:

this quote: <> is that correct? or should it be "who burned and topples (toppled?) the statues of the dogs (gods?)"

Yes, you're right. Although it does sound more amusing in its current form .

So the correct quote is: "who burned and toppled the statues of the gods"

I've found a better site for Herodotus' Histories to link to.
The new one can be found here: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Hdt.+toc

changed and added link

Fantastic, very pleased to hear this!

I don't have time to read them right now, but I will certainly try and find the time soon. Judging by your previous output I'm expecting great things!

When I've finished the subbing, the project page will be submitted to Peer Review for comments

I've found another Histories link to change: 4th paragraph on the overview entry has a good link for Herodotus himself, but I think the other link is better for the Histories.

Oh, and if there's anything you think needs a link elsewhere for additional explanation, a map link that's needed or anything else then say so .

I will

Link changed

I've added:

<> to the end of the introduction in A3998767, as it's not patently obvious that the first one is an overview, is that alright?

Your headers and subheaders in that entry contain links, which isn't house-style, so I'll incorporate the link into the text below the header, except in this case:
Plataea

Around 40,000 men marched in the Hellenic League's army, from city states across Hellas. The Greeks, unified in the common cause of their freedom, followed Mardonius north, where they took up a strong position in the hill above the Asopus river plain. Mardonius fortified the other bank, and then set about trying to dislodge the Greeks from their position and lure them onto the plain, where his cavalry could destroy the army.

The cavalry succeeded in cutting the Greeks off from their food and water supplies. Their commander, Pausanias of Sparta, attempted a risky night withdrawal to a new position, but the army got separated. Mardonius attacked, but was defeated in an intense battle with the Spartans and Tegeans, who had been isolated in the retreat, while the Greek allies of the Persians were driven off by the Athenians. The end result was a complete victory for the Greeks and the destruction of the last of the great Persian expedition into Europe.

there's no mention of the word "Plataea" in the text so can you suggest where I move the link to?

Those changes are fine

As for where to put the Plataea link, it would probably be best to do something like this:

The Greeks, unified in the common cause of their freedom, followed Mardonius north, where they took up a strong position in the hill above the Asopus river plain, a few miles east of the city of Plataea.

done

Would any of these subheaders: Marathon; The Crossing of the Hellespont; Thermopylae; The Evacuation of Athens; Salamis; Disunity Among The Greeks; Plataea; Mycale; The Delian League; in that entry be better as Headers, do you think?

I've used the headers to show broad time periods: Darius' offensive; Xerxes' expedition; and Xerxes' retreat, so to preserve the idea of using subheaders for events occuring within each time period, I'd probably keep them as subheaders. But I suppose 'The Evacuation of Athens' *could* be a candidate for a full header.

Well I won't change them then

Sorry I'm taking so long, I can only do bits at a time, and don't always have access to the computer, and now the summer holidays have started, my son will want it more

I will try to get as much done as possible this weekend though