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The Gates of Athens

Conn Iggulden
Contents ( 59)
  1. Conn Iggulden
  2. Contents
  3. About the Author
  4. Pronunciation
  5. Prologue
  6. Part One
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  32. Part Two
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  58. Historical Note
  59. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
The Gates of Athens
Penguin Books

Conn Iggulden

ATHENIAN

The Gates of Athens

Penguin Books

Contents

About the Author

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses, as well as Dunstan, a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta, which saw him return to the epic Ancient World. The Gates of Athens is the first novel in his brand new Athenian series.

Also by Conn Iggulden

Dunstan

The Falcon of Sparta

THE WARS OF THE ROSES SERIES

Stormbird

Trinity

Bloodline

Ravenspur

THE EMPEROR SERIES

The Gates of Rome

The Death of Kings

The Field of Swords

The Gods of War

The Blood of Gods

THE CONQUEROR SERIES

Wolf of the Plains

Lords of the Bow

Bones of the Hills

Empire of Silver

Conqueror

Blackwater

Quantum of Tweed

BY C. F. IGGULDEN

EMPIRE OF SALT SERIES

Darien

Shiang

The Sword Saint

BY CONN IGGULDEN AND HAL IGGULDEN

The Dangerous Book for Boys

BY CONN, ARTHUR AND CAMERON IGGULDEN

The Double Dangerous Book for Boys

BY CONN IGGULDEN AND DAVID IGGULDEN

The Dangerous Book of Heroes

BY CONN IGGULDEN AND

ILLUSTRATED BY LIZZY DUNCAN

Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children

Tollins 2: Dynamite Tales

To Simon Broome. A great teacher.

‘He spoke to me – his words had wings.’

– Homer

‘Quick, bring me a beaker of wine, that I may wet my mind and say something clever.’

– Aristophanes

Pronunciation

Military terms

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Pronunciation English Pronunciation Meaning
archon ἄρχων ark-own ark-on Ruler, leader.
epistatai ἐπιστάται ep-ist-at-eye ep-ist-at-eye Second row in phalanx, behind the protostatai.
epistates ἐπιστάτης ep-ist-at-airs ep-ist-at-eez Chairman in the Athenian Assembly.
keleustes κελευστής kel-eu-stairs kel-you-steez Trireme officer.
phalanx Φάλαγξ fal-anks fal-anks Body of heavily armed infantry.
protostatai πρωτοστάται pro-toss-tat-eye pro-toss-tat-eye First row in phalanx, in front of the epistatai.
strategos στρατηγός strat-air-goss strat-egg-oss General, commander.
trierarch τριήραρχος tree-air-ark-oss try-err-ark Commander of a trireme.

Underlining indicates stressed syllables.

Locations

Agora Ἀγορά ag-or-a ag-or-a Open place, market.
Areopagus Ἄρειος πάγος a-ray-oss pag-oss a-ree-op-ag-ous (as in danger-ous) Rock of Ares. Hill in Athens used as a court.
Ceramicus Κεραμεικός ker-a-may-koss se-ram-ik-ous/ke-ram-ik-ous Potters’ district of Athens.
Eretria Ἔρέτρια e-ret-tree-a e-ret-tree-a Greek town in Euboea.
Marathon Μαραθών ma-rath-own ma-rath-on Fennel plain on the east coast of Attica.
Plataea Πλάταια plat-eye-a pla-tee-a Greek town in Boeotia.
Pnyx Πνύξ p-nooks p-niks ‘Packed in’. Hill. Meeting place of the Assembly in Athens.
Salamis Σαλαμίς sal-a-miss sal-a-miss Island off Athens.

Characters

Agariste Ἀγαρίστη ag-a-rist-air ag-a-rist-ee Wife of Xanthippus.
Ariphron Ἀρίφρων a-ri-frone a-ri-fron First son of Xanthippus and Agariste.
Aristides Ἀριστείδης a-ris-tay-dairs a-rist-id-eez Strategos, eponymous archon 489 BC.
Cimon Κίμων kim-own ky-mon Son of Miltiades.
Cleisthenes Κλεισθένης clay-sthen-airs cly-sthen-eez Athenian lawmaker.
Eleni (Helen) Ἑλένη hell-en-air e-lay-nee Daughter of Xanthippus and Agariste. (Never named in ancient sources.)
Epikleos Ἔπικλέος ep-i-kle-oss ep-i-klay-oss Friend of Xanthippus.
Heracles Ἡρακλῆς hair-a-klairs herr-a-kleez Mythical hero famed for strength.
Miltiades Μιλτιάδης mill-tee-ad-airs mill-ty-a-deez Military leader, father of Cimon.
Pericles Περικλῆς per-ik-lairs per-ik-leez Son of Xanthippus and Agariste.
Pheidippides Φειδιππίδης fay-dip-id-airs fy-dip-id-eez Marathon runner.
Themistocles Θεμιστοκλῆς th-mist-o-clairs th-mist-o-cleez Eponymous archon 493 BC.
Xanthippus Ξάνθιππος ksan-thip-oss zan-thip-ous Strategos, leader. Husband to Agariste.
Xerxes Ξέρξης kserk-seez zerk-seez King of Persia.