{"product_id":"persian-fire-the-first-world-empire-and-the-battle-for-the-west-paperback","title":"Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"sweeping popular account\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e) of how Athens and Sparta withstood an assault from the Persian Empire in the cradle of Western civilization, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eRubicon \u003c\/i\u003eand co-host of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent. . . . There is an even handedness in Holland's treatment of both Greek and Persian cultural riches that is rare in popular accounts of these wars.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of the ancient world and a translator. His books include \u003ci\u003eRubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersian Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Sword, The Forge of Christendom, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, and Virgil for the BBC. He is a winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to \"the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome.\" He lives in London with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52842744185056,"sku":"9780307279484","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/eqvQaDsH3V9780307279484.webp?v=1781211964","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/persian-fire-the-first-world-empire-and-the-battle-for-the-west-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}