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Persian Fire
Persian Fire | Tom Holland
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In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland’s brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a conflict of critical importance to both ancient and modern history.
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Kristy_K
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This looks at much more than just the rise of the Persian empire. It focuses heavily on the Greeks as well &while Holland explains his reasoning for this &it made sense, I do wish more time could have been spent examining the Persians. This feels more like a historical look at the Persian Wars through the eyes of the Greeks & I was hoping for a more detailed account of the Persians. However it was still well-written &informative.

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UrsulaMonarch That sounds really interesting & that is a great nail polish! 💅 7y
Kristy_K @UrsulaMonarch It was. And thanks! 7y
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