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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 480 B.C., Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory—rapid, spectacular victory—had seemed the birthright of the Persian Empire. In the space of a single generation, they had swept across the Near East, shattering ancient kingdoms, storming f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385513111
ISBN-10: 0385513119
Publication Date: 5/2/2006
Pages: 418
Edition: BCE
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, 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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