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Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World

Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World

by PaulCartledge (Author)

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    Hardcover 2006

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Synopsis

Thermopylae re-examines a crucial act in one of the greatest dramas in middle eastern history: the invasion of Europe from the 'east' by Great King Xerxes of Persia, 150 years before Alexander the Great famously invaded the Asiatic Persian empire from the European 'west'. Facing the huge inrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae were a few thousand Greeks, at their head King Leonidas and his 300 chosen champions from the militaristic state of Sparta, who inspired the rest by fighting courageously to the death. The battle of Thermopylae - which means 'hot gates' - was at its broadest a clash of civilizations; one that momentously helped shape the identity of Classical Greece and hence the nature of our own cultural heritage.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Edition: First Edition, First Impression
 Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 15 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 1405032898
ISBN 13: 9781405032896

Media Reviews
Impeccable...Enthralling...Vividly reconstructs [the Spartans'] finest hour. - The Independent Briskly written...Offers a fresh look at the battle and the complex events leading up to it. - Forbes In the annals of heroism, the Battle of Thermopylae is an archetype, a classic. -Noel Malcolm, The Telegraph (UK) The real passion of Thermopylae lies in the author's sudden discovery that his subject is exciting to other people again. - The Wall Street Journal
Author Bio
Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History at the University of Cambridge, is the author of The Spartans and Alexander the Great, both critically acclaimed and out in Pan paperback. He has written and edited many articles, including Spartan Reflections, and has acted as academic consultant on The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization for the BBC and The Spartans for Channel 4.