Darius the Great, king of kings, led a huge army against Greece. An army of free Athenians stood in the way of the Persians, many times inferior to them in numbers. In an unequal battle, victory remained with the Greeks. But people quickly forget that freedom was paid for in blood. Ten years later, Athenian society is split, the rulers are mired in intrigue. And already a new Persian army, more powerful than the first, crosses the Hellespont to wipe out weakened Athens from the face of the earth. In the face of mortal danger, the Athenians turn to their Spartan allies for help...For the first time in Russian!