Arimnestos of Plataea is a man who has seen and done things that most men only dream about. Sold into slavery as a boy, he fought his way to freedom - and then to everlasting fame: standing alongside the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks crushed the invading Persians.
Sometimes, however, a man''s greatest triumph is followed by his greatest sorrow. Returning to his farm, Arimnestos finds that his wife Euphoria has died in childbirth, and in an instant his laurels turn to dust. But the gods are not finished with Arimnestos yet. With nothing left to live for, he throws himself from a cliff into the sea, only to be pulled by strong arms from death''s embrace. When he awakes, he finds himself chained to an oar in a Phoenician trireme.
And so begins an epic journey that will take Arimnestos and a motley crew of fellow galley slaves to the limits of their courage, and beyond the edge of the known world, in a quest for freedom, revenge - and a cargo so precious it''s worth dying for.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Orion
ISBN: 9781409118084
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 20/03/2013
Año de edición: 2013
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Escrito por Christian Cameron
Christian Cameron es escritor e historiador militar. Es veterano de la Marina de Guerra de los Estados Unidos, en la que prestó servicio como aviador y como oficial de inteligencia. Vive en Toronto, donde está escribiendo en la actualidad su novela siguiente, mientras prepara un máster en Cultura Clásica. Para saber más, visite www.hippeis.com.