The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden

The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden

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The momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems will last for twenty-seven years (431 to 404 BC). It will end in the fall of Athens.

Filled with cunning political scheming, astonishing military prowess, invasions, treacheries, plagues, ambitions, virtues, and emotions and a lot of intrigue, Conn Iggulden brings to life one of the most thrilling chapters of the ancient world.

© Conn Iggulden 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Thrilling retelling. . It's a brilliant read, and his description of the Battle of Thermopylae is simply a stunning - and inspiring - piece of writing * Cotswold Life *
Praise for Conn Iggulden -- : * : *
An absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent -- - * The Times *
Absorbing and bloody -- Antonia Senior * - *
Peopled with characters so finely honed the story becomes a gripping and glorious legend. Brilliant! -- - * Weekend Sport *
Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times -- - * Star *

CONN IGGULDEN is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels: Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers. Tyrant and Inferno follow on from the Sunday Times bestselling Nero in Iggulden's most recent series.

SKU	Unavailable
EAN	9781405939164
Title	The Gates of Athens
Release date	2020-08-06
Format	Audiobook CD Unabridged
Studio	Penguin
Condition	Unavailable

By (author)	Conn Iggulden
Read by	George Blagden