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The Battle of Thermopylae
- A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Battles in Ancient History Between the Spartans and Persians
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Battle of Thermopylae, then pay attention....
The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most famous battles in human history. It featured two of the ancient world’s most prominent cultures, the Achaemenid-led Persian Empire and the fragmented yet culturally advanced Greeks. It also included some of history’s most famous leaders, such as the Persian king Xerxes and the Spartan king and military general Leonidas.
This glorification is apt only because the battle was indeed an important moment in the much larger conflict known as the Greco-Persian Wars. However, the Greeks lost this battle. In fact, it was a slaughter. Had it not been for some good fortune as well as an advantage in terms of equipment and fighting techniques, the Battle of Thermopylae could have gone down in history as the beginning of the end for one of the world’s great civilizations.
That these soldiers were more willing to die than to surrender to the evil Persians is part of the reason why this battle has become so famous. It serves as a symbol of what people will do to protect their freedom and their homeland. Sure, much of our memory of the Battle of Thermopylae is glorified untruth, but no one can deny that the Greeks and the Persians, in late August or early September of 480 BCE, fought one of the most important battles in one of the most important wars of the ancient era.
In this audiobook, you will discover topics such as
- Leading up to the Battle of Thermopylae
- The main characters of the Battle of Thermopylae
- Greece and Persia prepare for battle
- The Battle of Thermopylae: Seven days to last the test of time
- After the Battle of Thermopylae
- The Greek and Persian armies
- And much, much more!
So if you want to learn more about the Battle of Thermopylae, buy this book now!
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- Reva Norman
- 20-11-19
Well-Researched
This is a well written and researched book. I am not a major history buff or expert by any means on this subject so I'll leave those types of reviews to others. The narrator does a great job and at no point do you feel like you're in a boring classroom even while you're getting smarter as you listen.
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- Helena Ritter
- 23-11-19
Fantastic
The book had a fantastic mix of primary sources and secondary sources in this amazing narrative of Athens, Sparta, and other Greek city-states that stood against Persia and its allies.
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- Zack Livingston
- 27-11-19
A Brief Introduction
As always with history, the movies do not tell the real tale. No spoilers here, but what happened at Thermopylae was but a single incident in a much wider story taking place over several years during the great invasion of Europe from Asia.
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- Moises Burgess
- 22-11-19
A Great Book
A great book about Thermopylae, if you love Greek history & mythology as I do!
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- Alastair
- 28-11-19
A Great History Book
Thermopylae is a great source of information about the Persian invasion of Greece by Xerxes after the battle at Marathon. It ranges from an in-depth view of the intriguing and alien Spartan culture to Greek terrain and armor, to a background of Persian-Greek relations.
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- Ina Aguilar
- 20-11-19
So Good
This book is actually really interesting. I wasn't looking forward to listening to it at all, but I actually really enjoyed the book.
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- Candy Carpenter
- 28-11-19
Very Interesting
The author provides an interesting insight into the various historical sources who had reported on the battle in Ancient times.
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- Hans White
- 28-11-19
Five Stars
This book goes into detail about everything that has remotely anything to do with the Greek and Persian relationship leading up to the war and the battle between the two empires but does not cover in detail the actual battle of Thermopylae in that great of detail.
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- Jessica Phillips
- 23-11-19
Very Well Done Author
If you want to learn about the battle at Thermopylae, this is the book. It puts you right in the action.
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- Yvonne Hopkins
- 27-11-19
Awesome
A well-paced history, a broader tale of invasion and war in which the Thermopylae battle was but one important part.
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