A Phoenician bireme carries travellers down the Euphrates into the splendour of Babylon, where the young king Belshazzar holds court while the armies of Cyrus the Persian draw near. Amid temples, palaces and hanging gardens, the Persian Atossa and the men who love her are caught between two empires.
Colourful historical romance by a Harvard-trained historian who knew the ancient world well. Download the free EPUB.