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Song of Wrath : The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<i>Song of Wrath</i> tells the story of Classical Athens' victorious Ten Years' War (431– 421 BC) against grim Sparta—the first decade of the terrible Peloponnesian War that turned the Golden Age of Greece to lead. Historian J.E. Lendon presents a sweeping tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile—along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising charity, austere restraint, and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to grea
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- Author
- J. E. Lendon
- Publisher
- Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465031436
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Greece
- Rating
- 4.26 / 5 (102 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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