{"product_id":"9781447211334","title":"Spartan","description":"\u003cp\u003eHerodotus tells us that not all of the three hundred Spartan warriors died at the hands of Xerxes, King of the Persians, in the battle of the Thermopylae: two were saved bringing a life-saving message back to the city . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValerio Massimo Manfredi's \u003ci\u003eSpartan\u003c\/i\u003e is the saga of a Spartan family, torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their two sons – born lame – to the elements. The elder son, Brithos, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while the other, Talos, is spared a cruel death and is raised by a Helot shepherd, among the peasants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They live out their story in a world dominated by the clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece – a ferocious, relentless conflict – until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154714149104,"sku":"9781447211334","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447211334_p0.jpg?v=1763824903","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447211334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}