About the Author

Paul Cartledge, professor of Greek history at the University of Cambridge, is the author of Alexander the Great, The Spartans, and The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization.

Reviews

“Impeccable...Enthralling...Vividly reconstructs [the Spartans’] finest hour.”
–The Independent

“Briskly written...Offers a fresh look at the battle and the complex events leading up to it.”
–Forbes

“In the annals of heroism, the Battle of Thermopylae is an archetype, a classic.”
–Noel Malcolm, The Telegraph (UK)

“The real passion of Thermopylae lies in the author’s sudden discovery that his subject is exciting to other people again.”
–The Wall Street Journal