TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iggulden,Conn
TI  - Empire
T2  - The golden age
SN  - 9780241513156
U1  - 823.92 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London
PB  - Michael Joseph
KW  - Pericles,
KW  - Statesmen
KW  - Greece
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Athens (Greece)
KW  - History
KW  - Sparta (Extinct city)
KW  - Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C
KW  - War fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Historical fiction
N1  - "For great power to rise, another must fall." -- Cover
N2  - Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favor. For sometimes, the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war. Sparta may be weak, but their power is far from extinguished. Soon a ruthless young boy steps forward to lead the Spartans back to greatness. As the drums of battle draw closer, can Pericles rise to victory once more - or will the world's greatest empire fall under his watch?
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