The gates of Athens. Iggulden K.

Darius the Great, the king of the kings, led a huge army to Greece. On the path of the Persians, repeatedly yielding to them numerically, the army of free Athenians rose. In an unequal battle, the victory remained behind the Greeks.

But people quickly forget what freedom was paid by blood. Ten years later, the Athenian society is split, the rulers mired in intrigues. And the new Persian army, more powerful than the first, crosses Gellespont to erase the weakened Athens from the face of the earth. In the face of mortal danger, the Athenians seek help from their allies of the Spartans...