Zeus of Ithome
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (813 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00G7S04D2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 511 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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A very interesting and an accomplished written Historical novel Well worth the four-star rating, due to the well researched Historical content of the Ancient Greeks, which is subsequently intertwined with heartfelt story of the Messenian struggles against the Spartans, which i liked.I would recommend this read to students,lecturers or any person who is studying or enjoys reading about the fascinating insight into Ancient Greece.A well written book and a true accomplishment for the author T.E.Taylor.E.J.Doherty. Stephen J. Carter said Diocles' Heroic Struggle to Free His People. ‘Zeus Ithome’ tells the excellent story of Diocles and his struggle to free the enslaved people of Messenia from a hyper-militarized Sparta. The novel paints a vivid diorama of this polis of Messenia, the disparate world of Greek states it was a part of, and the journey Diocles must take towards his goal. The text is very faithful to the historical record. For example, Thebes figures prominently in the story as another of Sparta’s victims, leading to considerable description of the political arena that Diocles learns to navigate.The novel’s physical description. Elizabeth Perrat said Interesting and Engaging. Set in Ancient Greece in Interesting and Engaging Set in Ancient Greece in 373 BC, Zeus of Ithome explores the end of three centuries of Messenian slavery at the hands of their brutal Spartan neighbours. The hero, Diocles, has been one of these slaves for all 17 years of his life, and when he falls foul of the Krypteia, a Spartan death squad, he is forced to flee. Outlawed, Diocles leaves his home, his family and his young love, but promises to return one day and liberate his people.Diocles’ first encounter is on Mount Ithome, with Aristomenes, an old man whose heart still beats with the pride of his people, and who lives in th. 7Interesting and Engaging Set in Ancient Greece in 373 BC, Zeus of Ithome explores the end of three centuries of Messenian slavery at the hands of their brutal Spartan neighbours. The hero, Diocles, has been one of these slaves for all 17 years of his life, and when he falls foul of the Krypteia, a Spartan death squad, he is forced to flee. Outlawed, Diocles leaves his home, his family and his young love, but promises to return one day and liberate his people.Diocles’ first encounter is on Mount Ithome, with Aristomenes, an old man whose heart still beats with the pride of his people, and who lives in th. BC, Zeus of Ithome explores the end of three centuries of Messenian slavery at the hands of their brutal Spartan neighbours. The hero, Diocles, has been one of these slaves for all 17 years of his life, and when he falls foul of the Krypteia, a Spartan death squad, he is forced to flee. Outlawed, Diocles leaves his home, his family and his young love, but promises to return one day and liberate his people.Diocles’ first encounter is on Mount Ithome, with Aristomenes, an old man whose heart still beats with the pride of his people, and who lives in th
For three centuries, the Messenian people have been brutally subjugated by their Spartan neighbours and forced to work the land as helot slaves. Greece, 373 BC. Three Hundred Years of Slavery. A forlorn hope, perhaps. After an encounter with Spartan assassins, he is forced to flee, leaving behind his family and his love, Elpis. Diocles, a seventeen-year-old helot, has known no other life but servitude. On Mount Ithome, the ancient sanctuary of the Messenians, he meets Aristomenes, an old rebel who still remembers the proud history of their people and clings to a prophecy that they will one day win back their freedom. But elsewhere in Greece, there are others too who believe it is time that the power of Sparta was broken.