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Athens Burning

Paperback • 2017 • English

Athens Burning

By Robert Garland

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About the book

Between June 480 and August 479 BC, tens of thousands of Athenians evacuated, following King Xerxes' victory at the Battle of Thermopylae. Abandoning their homes and ancestral tombs in the wake of the invading Persian army, they sought refuge abroad. Women and children were sent to one safe haven, the elderly to another, while all men of military age were conscripted into the fleet. During this difficult year of exile, the city of Athens was set on fire not once, but twice. In Athens Burning, Ro...Show more

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9781421421964

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

Athens Burning

Format

Paperback

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