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Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World

By Paul Cartledge

Book information

Publisher
The Overlook Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9781590208403
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4173612 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-02-15 18:40:34

Description

In 480 B.C., the mighty Persian king Xerxes led a massive force to the narrow mountain pass called Thermopylae, anticipating no significant resistance in his bid to conquer Greece. But the Greeks, led by Leonidas and a small army of Spartan warriors, took the battle to the Persians and nearly halted their advance. Paul Cartledge's riveting, authoritative account of King Leonidas and the legendary 300 illuminates this valiant endeavor that changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death.

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