The gripping story of how the Athenians survived the Persian invasion of their homeland--one of the central events in ancient Greek history. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Between June 480 and August 479 BC, tens of thousands of Athenians evacuated, following King Xerxes' victory at the Battle of Thermopylae. Abandoning their homes and ancestral tombs in the wake of the invading Persian army,...
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