Persian Fire
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- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2006
Summary
Persian Fire: The First Clash of Empires
In 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, launched an invasion of mainland Greece, an endeavor that should have been a mere formality. For seventy years, the Persian Empire had known only rapid and spectacular victory. Within a single generation, they had conquered the Near East, overthrown ancient kingdoms, stormed renowned cities, and forged an empire stretching from India to the Aegean Sea.
Xerxes, as a result of these conquests, reig…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117171 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349117179 |
| Author: | Tom Holland |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2006 |
| Weight: | 375g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 36mm |
| Series: | Abacus |
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Gripping and authoritative … An awe-inspiring story of the struggle for freedom - Express
Confident, fluent and accessible, and with salutary lessons for our own times, this is history at its best - The TimesAbout The Author
Tom Holland
Tom Holland received a double first from Cambridge. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio. His scholarly style is perfect to reposition him as a writer of non-fiction as well as fiction.
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