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Persian Fire
Persian Fire tells the story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and its wars with the Greek city-states in the fifth century BC. Holland begins with the creation of a vast imperial system under Cyrus and his successors before following the revolts and invasions that led to Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea. The narrative treats Persia as a sophisticated world power rather than merely Greece’s antagonist and explains why the conflict became so important to later western memory.
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