by Paul Cartledge · Editorial Ariel · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434452299
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«Termópilas» is the historical essay by Paul Cartledge, published by Editorial Ariel in hardback (345 pages, in Spanish).
The book analyses the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) as a clash between Greeks and Persians at the pass that gave its name to the fight, and studies the causes, development and consequences of the resistance of Leonidas' Spartans, whose sacrifice became a founding myth of classical Greece.
It is part of the Grandes Batallas collection. Translation by David León and Joan Soler of the original Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World.
For readers interested in the history of classical Greece, the ancient world and great battles.
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Paul Anthony Cartledge is a British ancient historian and academic. From 2008 to 2014, he was the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. He had previously held a personal chair in Greek history at Cambridge. He is currently Emeritus A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge and a Global Distinguished Professor at NYU.
