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<p><P>In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater&#58; Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland&#8217;s brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a conflict of critical importance to both ancient and modern history.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>After chronicling the fall of the Roman Republic in Rubicon, historian Holland turns his attention further back in time to 480 B.C., when the Greeks defended their city-states against the invading Persian empire, led by Xerxes. Classicists will recall such battles as Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis, which raises the question: why do we need another account of this war, when we already have Herodotus? But just as Victor David Hanson and Donald Kagan have reframed our understanding of

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Author

Tom Holland

Publisher

Anchor books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307386984

Category

history

Subjects

History, Ancient History, Humanities

Rating

4.16 / 5 (212 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14