Status
Available
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Genres
Collection
Publication
Harpercollins (1964), Edition: Later Printing, 193 pages
Description
Subtitled, The Heroic Battles of the Greeks and Persians at Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae, this is a great retelling of those epic ancient battles which shaped the course of Western Civilization. All the great characters are there: Darius and Xerxes, the Persian Kings; the Greeks Themistocles, Alcibiades, and the Spartan for whom the book is named, Leonides, and many others. The book begins with the historical roots of the people of Ancient Greece and how they came to love their freedom more than anything else. Recommended for ages 9 - 12.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1964-09-01
Physical description
8.1 inches
ISBN
0060248610 / 9780060248611