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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Persian Fire The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Author: Tom Holland
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: Greece. — The story of how their citizens to...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307279484
ISBN-10: 0307279480
Publication Date: 6/12/2007
Pages: 464
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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The history of the Persian and Greek war. Very Detailed and written like a novel. The exploits seem to bear a lot on the present day. Especially democracy and Athens.


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