Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-448) and index.
Summary:
"The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since Athens, the birthplace of democracy, fought off the mighty Persian Empire. This is the story of the three epic battles--Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis--that saved democracy, forever altering the history of Europe and the West."-- Amazon.com.
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