1 online resource (1 audio file (420 min.)) : digital
Performer
Read by John Lee.
Summary
The valiant efforts of the Greek warriors against huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death. Cartledge shows how the repercussions of this history-altering moment affect our culture even today.