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Persian War, The
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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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