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Key ideas from the book
- The novel depicts the Athenian defence against the Persian army at Marathon.
- Xanthippus is presented as a soldier-statesman facing the threat of defeat and enslavement.
- A decade later, factional politics and distrust leave Athens vulnerable.
- The renewed Persian invasion leads Athens to seek help from its Spartan allies.
- The story includes the Battle of Marathon and the stand at Thermopylae.
About The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden
Conn Iggulden’s historical novel follows Athenian soldier-statesman Xanthippus amid the Persian threat to Greece. It begins with the Battle of Marathon, where a vastly outnumbered Athenian army faces the forces of Darius the Great.
A decade later, political divisions weaken Athens as the Persians return in greater numbers. The story brings together the defence of Athens, the appeal to Sparta for aid, and the stand at Thermopylae. Readers interested in historical fiction set in ancient Greece and its famous battles will find both events at the heart of the book.
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