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According to Herodotus, not all of the three hundred Spartan warriors perished during the Battle of Thermopylae: Two were spared.Spartan is their story.
This is the epic tale of a noble Spartan family shattered by the law of the land, which forces them to abandon one of their two sons -- Talos, who was born crippled -- to the elements. Brithos, the strong and healthy son, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while Talos is saved by a Helot shepherd and raised among peasants. They live out their story in a world dominated by the brutal, relentless clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece -- until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise.
Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world.
This is the epic tale of a noble Spartan family shattered by the law of the land, which forces them to abandon one of their two sons -- Talos, who was born crippled -- to the elements. Brithos, the strong and healthy son, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while Talos is saved by a Helot shepherd and raised among peasants. They live out their story in a world dominated by the brutal, relentless clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece -- until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise.
Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world.
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"An intelligent, knowledgeable and entertaining story, as much an education as an entertainment."
-- Bernard Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author of Heretic
"Plenty of action, passion, and drama underscore this authentically detailed historical adventure."
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-- San Jose Mercury News
"An intelligent, knowledgeable and entertaining story, as much an education as an entertainment."
-- Bernard Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author of Heretic
"Plenty of action, passion, and drama underscore this authentically detailed historical adventure."
-- Booklist
"Manfredi is a masterful storyteller."
-- Publishers Weekly
Dr. Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, archaeologist, and journalist. The professor of archaeology in the "Luigi Bocconi" University in Milan and a familiar face on European television, he has published a number of scientific articles and essays as well as thirteen novels, including the Alexander trilogy and The Last Legion. Alexander was published in thirty-six languages in fifty-five countries and was sold for a major film production in the U.S., and The Last Legion is soon to be a major motion picture starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. Dr. Manfredi is married with two children and lives in a small town near Bologna.
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- EditoreWashington Square Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2008
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- Numero di pagine314
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