
The Battle of Thermopylae
300 Spartans and the Forgotten Citizen-Soldiers Who Fought with Them
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Harriet Seed
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HistoryIn60
Most people know about the Battle of Thermopylae, even if they don’t recognize the name. During the second Persian invasion of Greece, 300 Spartans fought against Xerxes I’s forces on a narrow mountain pass. With such cinematic details, no wonder this sensational battle inspired the blockbuster film 300. However, both the film and popular imagination miss many important details about this battle. This concise history sheds light on the thousands of Greek citizen-soldiers who fought alongside the Spartans, forever changing the course of Greek identity and nationhood.
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300 Spartans and the Forgotten Citizen-Soldiers Who Fought with Them
By: HistoryIn60
Narrated by: Harriet Seed
This is an audible book I requested and the review is voluntary.
I love history but who likes boring textbook type information. This is information but told in a way that brings the people alive. I had read some on the subject before but now I know why they lived like they did, how they got their laws. This was all new to me. The daily life of the people from birth to adult is important to understand how they would view the battle. I learned a lot. This is a brilliant idea to have this condensed wonderful information, ready for non-readers and readers to be able to absorb this rich knowledge.
The narrator was wonderful! A perfect, clear voice that put slight enthusiasm, but not much like a novel, into the reading. Very well done. I listened to it twice.
Terrific Way to Learn, Amazing Life of Spartans!
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Anyway, this was a nice, concise teaching combined with a fine narration which was easy on the ears. A slight production glitch in the audio results in the stereo sound dropping out for a chapter, but that may well be an Audible issue rather than with the work, itself. Regardless, I would highly recommend this book as it bring acient history to life in sufficient detain without getting lost in the minutia.
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A short, concise history well told . . .
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The narrator did a pretty good job. Not sure if all of the pronunciations were quite correct, they might have been. The recording was a little bit tinny as well. This could be annoying if you were especially sensitive to that sort of thing. If you are not a baby, this is a really interesting listen.
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Fascinating history of a legendary battle.
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This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator and I would listen to another. The cadence was comfortable and emphasis appropriate.
There is no excessive violence or swearing.
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Now I know...
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Would you listen to The Battle of Thermopylae again? Why?
Possibly. There was a lot of good information, and it's possible I'll refer back to it again.What other book might you compare The Battle of Thermopylae to and why?
The obvious comparison is Frank Miller's "300," but this was more like "300 for Dummies." I don't mean that in a disparaging way, it's just that there was a lot of historical ground to cover and it was done very quickly, which is kind of the point of this series.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I did. I liked the idea of having all the information so compactly presented. I know this material could have been stretched out into a twenty hour book, but that wasn't what I was looking for at this time.Any additional comments?
This provided a good overview, with a bit of history both before and after the Battle of Thermopylae.Bite-sized history
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What did you love best about The Battle of Thermopylae?
The fact that you can learn in short sessions history that put you to sleep in school.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Battle of Thermopylae?
N/AWhat about Harriet Seed’s performance did you like?
She is a talented narrator that made the material interesting.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
N/AAny additional comments?
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.A quick entertaining History lesson.
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Another Great Lesson!
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This book covers not just the battle but also gives background on the various nation states involved, giving a strong context to the battle and the war. About half the book is setting the scene, discussing the nations, the politics, the cultures etc that brought them to the battle. There is a whole lot of setup.
It goes through the details of the battle and also some of the aftermath and why it is important. It also does some textual criticism looking at the various sources and if they are accurate or not.
Is it comprehensive? No. But To cram so much info into a one hour piece is a great achievement.
Narration by Harriet Seed is okay. Well paced, she is easy to listen to. In the early chapters there was a slight hissing noise in the background of recording, but this does disappear after a chapter or two. She does also repeatedly mispronounce some well known names of the time - particularly historian Herodotus, but also Darius. It distracted me from the text somewhat.
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Short useful overview of Greece and Thermopylae
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Great Read
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Harriet Seed is a good reader, methodical but not droning.
If you wanna learn more about the story behind 300, this is a good place to start.
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Civilizations last stand is knowledge
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