Thermopylae by Paul Cartledge
"Thermopylae" re-examines a crucial act in one of the greatest dramas in middle eastern history: the invasion of Europe from the 'east' by Great King Xerxes of Persia, 150 years before Alexander the Great famously invaded the Asiatic Persian empire from the European 'west'. Facing the huge inrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae were a few thousand Greeks, at their head King Leonidas and his 300 chosen champions from the militaristic state of Sparta, who inspired the rest by fighting courageously to the death. The battle of Thermopylae - which means 'hot gates' - was at its broadest a clash of civilizations; one that momentously helped shape the identity of Classical Greece and hence the nature of our own cultural heritage. Praise for "Alexander The Great": 'Thrilling ...Combines the excitements of a soaring historical narrative with those of a subtle and deeply intriguing detective tale.' - Tom Holland, "Sunday Times". 'A hugely impressive portrait of a towering but enigmatic figure' - "Sunday Telegraph".
Paul Cartledge is A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the Faculty of Classics, where he taught from 1979 to 2014. His undergraduate and doctoral qualifications were obtained at Oxford, where he completed a dissertation on the archaeology and history of early Sparta under the supervision of Professor Sir John Boardman. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of well over a score of books, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece; The Spartans: An Epic History; Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past; Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World; and Democracy: A Life. He co-edits a monograph series, sits on the editorial boards of three learned journals, and serves as consultant in ancient history to publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and an Honorary Citizen of Sparta, Greece, and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405032896 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405032898 |
| Titel | Thermopylae |
| Autor | Paul Cartledge |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Pan Macmillan |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2006-09-15 |
| Seitenanzahl | 352 |
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