Athens Is Saved

Stewart Ross

Description

Mixing fiction with facts

Sujets

• History
• Greece
• Fiction
• HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

Informations

• Publié par: Read Zone
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783226856
• Langue: English

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ATHENS IS SAVED!
First published in this edition 2015
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First published 1997 by Evans Brothers Ltd
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ATHENS IS SAVED!
THE FIRST MARATHON
Stewart Ross
CONTENTS
Page 7    TO THE READER
Page 8    THE STORY SO FAR
Page 10    TIME LINE
Page 13    PORTRAIT GALLERY
Page 15    Chapter 1 | THE RACE
Cimon the Stutterer enters a race. He is made a fool of before the commander-in-chief.
Page 18    Chapter 2 | ‘THEY’VE ARRIVED!’
The Persian army lands in Greece. The Athenian army prepares to march to Marathon.
Page 21    Chapter 3 | THE MARCH TO MARATHON
Cimon is noticed by General Miltiades.
Page 24    Chapter 4 | THE GENERALS
The Athenians decide to fight.
Page 27    Chapter 5 | ‘I’M SORRY’
Guthrum begins to loose his grip on Wessex. Alfred gathers a Saxon army.
Page 30    Chapter 6 | ‘NOW IS YOUR CHANCE’
Cimon learns that the Persian cavalry has gone away. The Athenians decide to attack.
Page 33    Chapter 7 | BATTLE
The Battle of Marathon. The Greeks win a great victory. Cimon is wounded.
Page 36    Chapter 8 | THE FIRST MARATHON
Cimon runs back to Athens with news of the victory.
Page 41    THE HISTORY FILE
Page 45    NEW WORDS
TO THE READER
Athens is Saved! is a story. It is based on history. The main events in the book really happened. But some of the details, such as Cimon’s name and his stutter are made up. I hope this makes the story more fun to read. I also hope that Athens is Saved! will get you interested in real history. When you have finished, perhaps you will want to find out more about Ancient Greece and the first marathon run.
Stewart Ross

THE STORY SO FAR …
ANCIENT GREECE