{"product_id":"the-gates-of-athens","title":"The Gates of Athens","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient Worldthe Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at ThermopylaeThe Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling by a well acclaimed master of the historical adventure novel.  In the new epic historical novel by New York Times bestselling author Conn Iggulden  in ancient Greece an army of slaves gathers on the plains of Marathon . . .  Under Darius the Great  King of Kings  the mighty Persian armyswollen by 10 000 warriors known as The Immortalshave come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path  vastly outnumbered  stands an army of freeborn Athenians. Among them is a clever  fearsome  and cunning soldier-statesman  Xanthippus. Against all odds  the Athenians emerge victorious.  Yet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood.  Ten years later  Xanthippus watches helplessly as Athens succumbs to the bitter politics of factionalism. Traitors and exiles abound. Trust is at a low ebb when the Persians cross the Hellespont in ever greater numbers in their second attempt to raze Athens to the ground.  Facing overwhelming forces by land and sea  the Athenians call on their Spartan allies for assistanceto delay the Persians at the treacherous pass of Thermopylae . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958182375477,"sku":"ByrdShop_1643136666","price":38.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781643136660.jpg?v=1770367907","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-gates-of-athens","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}