PERSIANS (PERSAE): THE BATTLE OF THE SALAMIS by AESCHYLUS
First Line: MEANWHILE THE SUNLIGHT MELTED FROM THE SHORE Last Line: FOR NEVER YET - THIS YE MAY SURELY KNOW - %HAVE ON ONE DAY SO MANY THOUSANDS DIED Subject(s): FREEDOM; SALAMIS (ISLAND), GREECE;
Poem Sources:
THE OXFORD BOOK OF GREEK VERSE IN TRANSLATION. HIGHAM, T. F. (ED.) (1938)
