The Falcon of Sparta
Iggulden, Conn2018
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In the ancient world, one army was feared above all others. This is their story. When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling, he employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. When this army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus, and then witnesses the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps, despair overtakes them. One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. As he attempts to lead them to freedom across 1500 miles of hostile territory seething with adversaries, 10,000 men set off on the long way home.
Main title:
The Falcon of Sparta / Conn Iggulden.
Author:
Iggulden, Conn, author
Imprint:
UK : Michael Joseph, 2018.
Collation:
432 pages : maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Illustration and map on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780718181468 (hbk. :)
Local class:
FictFICT
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
253675