Persian War, The

Written By : Herodotus

Narrated By : Roy Marsden

Published By : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 4 hours

Categories : Classic Literature
Ancient

Price : $15.49

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In this, the first prose history in European civilization. Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia. Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.

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