Title: L' armata perduta
Description: Facing defeat in Persia, 10,000 Greek mercenaries (mainly Spartans) needs must traverse hostile territory, wild tribes and difficult climatic conditions, to return to Hellas. This fictionalised account of the events of 401 B.C., is told through the eyes of Abira, a camp follower. -- "Questa storia è basata su una delle più famose opere della letteratura greca, l'Anabasi dell'ateniese Senofonte."--Following main text, p. [415].
Subjects: Fiction, History
Places: Greece
Time periods: Expedition of Cyrus, 401 B.C.