by Valerio Massimo Manfredi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804536260
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«Il tiranno» is the historical novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, published by Mondadori in paperback (424 pages, in Italian).
Set in ancient Sicily, it tells how the young Syracusan soldier Dionysius witnesses the massacre of Selinunte and becomes convinced that democracy is inefficient and that the Carthaginians are a threat to Greek culture. His ambition leads him to form a great army and to try to turn Sicily into a Greek island.
Published in 2004. Part of the I miti collection (no. 306).
A read recommended for those who enjoy historical fiction set in classical antiquity.
Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist.
