![]() The Persians grew rich and their empire flourished across Asia and Egypt, their power felt in every city of the civilized world. The Greek wars were financed by Persia, fearful that a united Greece would seek to dominate the world. Thebes, Corinth, Orchomenus, Plataea - all changed sides time and again and Victory flew between the warring factions, always the harlot, moving on, sweet with a promise she would not keep. For centuries the great cities of Athens and Sparta battled across land and sea for the right to become the leaders of Greece. There was no Greek nation the divided land was ruled by scores of city states which fought continually for domination. The Temple, Autumn, 359 BC Pella, Spring, 358 BC The Lyncestian Plain, Summer, 358 BC The Temple, Summer, 357 BC Samothrace, Summer, 357 BC The Temple, Summer, 357 BC Lake Prespa, Midwinter, 356 BC The Temple, Asia Minor, Winter, 356 BC The Temple, Spring, 356 BC Pella, Macedonia, Isle of Samothrace, The Temple, Pella, Spring, 356 BC BibliographyĪuthor's Foreword The world of the ancient Greeks was one of turmoil and war, intrigue and treachery. Contents Author's Foreword BOOK ONE Spring, 389 BC Sparta, Summer, 385 BC Sparta, Summer, 382 BC Thebes, Autumn, 382 BC BOOK TWO Thebes, Autumn, 379 BC The Temple, Asia Minor, 379 BC Thebes, Summer, 371 BC BOOK THREE Thebes, Autumn, 371 BC Pella, Macedonia, 371 BC The Temple, Summer, 359 BC Macedonia, Summer, 359 BC The City of Susa, Persia, Autumn, 359 BC The Thracian Border, Autumn, 359 BC Illyria, Autumn, 359 BC And special thanks to my researcher Stella Graham, who ploughed through scores of heavy tomes seeking inspiration, and to Paul Henderson, who checked the manuscript for historical accuracy. Acknowledgements My thanks to my editor Liza Reeves, copy editor Jean Maund, and test readers Val Gemmell, Edith Graham, Tom Taylor, and 'young Jim of the Penguin' who forced me to rewrite from scratch. And to Brian Gorton and his lovely wife, Kath, for the gift of the'Eyes'. This novel is dedicated with great affection to those people who have made my journeys to Lindos full of enchantment to Vasilis and Tsambika of Flora's Bar, to 'Crispy' and 'Jax', and Kate and Alex. Lindos, on the island of Rhodes, is a place of quiet beauty and great charm, and her people echo her qualities. The first ideas surfaced in a bay that was said to have sheltered St Paul on his voyage to Rome. ![]() Lion of Macedon By David Gemmell v1.0 Dedication The story of Lion ofMacedon was born on a Greek island, in the shadow of a ruined acropolis, beneath the walls of a fortress built by Crusader knights. ![]()
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