{"product_id":"the-gates-of-athens-9781643139500","title":"The Gates of Athens","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World--the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae--\u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura piece of storytelling by a well acclaimed master of the historical adventure novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the new epic historical novel by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Conn Iggulden, in ancient Greece an army of slaves gathers on the plains of Marathon . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army--swollen by 10,000 warriors known as The Immortals--have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path, vastly outnumbered, stands an army of freeborn Athenians. Among them is a clever, fearsome, and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus. Against all odds, the Athenians emerge victorious. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years later, Xanthippus watches helplessly as Athens succumbs to the bitter politics of factionalism. Traitors and exiles abound. Trust is at a low ebb when the Persians cross the Hellespont in ever greater numbers in their second attempt to raze Athens to the ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFacing overwhelming forces by land and sea, the Athenians call on their Spartan allies for assistance--to delay the Persians at the treacherous pass of Thermopylae . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643139500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.16d","brand":"Conn Iggulden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574222987445,"sku":"9781643139500","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_86782ffd-dd2e-42aa-82ef-68c379181eb4.jpg?v=1643691216","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gates-of-athens-9781643139500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}