Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

Written by:
Tom Holland
Narrated by:
Michael Page

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
5
Narrator
2
Release Date
July 2016
Duration
14 hours 53 minutes
Summary
In the fifth century BC, 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 took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland's brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a conflict of critical importance to both ancient and modern history.
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