From the internationally acclaimed author of The Eagle of the Ninth...
The epic story of Greece's most controversial hero.
Pirate. Politician. Traitor. Lover.
In the fifth century BC, against the background of perpetually warring Greek city-states, one man towered above the chaos. His name was Alkibiades.
Friend of Socrates, sailor, warrior and incorrigible lover, he fled persecution in his native Athens to join her enemy: Sparta. However, his brilliant naval and diplomatic victories could not save him from the consequences of impregnating the Spartan queen, and once more he was forced to flee.
Alkibiades settled into life as a roving soldier of fortune, though his love for Athens proved to be the overriding influence of his later life. When that glorious city eventually fell to the Spartans, his own violent demise was shortly to follow...
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The Flowers of Adonis'A fascinating character study told with skill and erudition' Daily Telegraph
'A gripping story of battle, intrigue and ruin' Evening Standard
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978-1-80032-702-3 (9781800327023)
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Rosemary Sutcliff was born in Surrey, England in 1920, and died in Walberton, West Sussex in 1992. Severely disabled by Still's disease, Rosemary was home-schooled and in the process was introduced to Celtic and Saxon legends. In 1946 she began to write her retellings of those legends for publication. With well over 40 books to her name, Rosemary Sutcliff is now considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children and adults. She won several awards, including the Carnegie Medal, and in 1975 was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature. She was awarded the CBE in the year of her death.
