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Iggulden, Conn, 1971-

The gates of Athens / Conn Iggulden. - Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2020. - xv, 442 pages : maps ; 24 cm - Athenian . - Athenian . - Iggulden, Conn, 1971- author. Athenian ; 1. .

Map on endpaper.

"490 BC. King Darius of Persia has brought about a golden age, a world of prosperity and peace. He would make the Greeks part of that greater nation, if they would just lay down their spears and shields - and call him king. The people of Athens have known tyrants before. Instead of kings, they have the Assembly, where each man can vote and be heard. Though a vast empire shakes the earth, they will not give up what they have won. When the enemy comes, Athenians march to a place known as Marathon. Those present will set the path for all Greece: Aeschylus the playwright, Themistocles the self-made man, Aristides the Just - and Xanthippus, father to Pericles. In time, another son of Persia will decide their fates. He will bring a great host, a leviathan of land and sea. Yet as waves crash against the shore at Thermopylae, a small force may yet choose to stand against him - and refuse to give away."--Publisher description.

ISBN: 9780241351239

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC033320 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Darius I, King of Persia, 548 B.C.-485 B.C. --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Kings and rulers--Fiction

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Athens (Greece)--History--Fiction.
Sparta (Extinct city)--History --Fiction.
Greece--Sparta (Extinct city)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92