Seven Against Thebes, Stephen DandoCollins
Seven Against Thebes, Stephen DandoCollins
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Seven Against Thebes
The Quest of the Original Magnificent Seven

Author: Stephen Dando-Collins

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 10 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2023

Synopsis

In the thirteenth century BC, a quarter of a century before the Trojan War, seven Greek warrior heroes went against the Greek city of Thebes to restore one of their number to the throne of his father, the famous King Oedipus. Several children of those seven heroes would later take part in the siege of Troy. This adventure was equal in the minds of Greeks and Romans with the siege of Troy as told in Homer’s epic The Iliad, an event which it predated by a generation. And while the story contains mythical elements, there are no factual, historical, or archaeological reasons to suggest that the military campaign did not take place much as described. Initially sung in verse and later committed to written form via histories, ancient poems, and plays, Seven Against Thebes is a historical narrative concerning one of the greatest military adventures of all time.

About Stephen Dando-Collins

Stephen Dando-Collins is the multi-award-winning author of numerous books, including biographies and nonfiction works on ancient Rome, Greece, and Persia, as well as American, British, French, and Australian history, including World War I and World War II. These works focus on military history, and he is considered an authority on the legions of imperial Rome. He has also written several novels for adults and for children.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on July 28, 2024

This is the first book of Dando-Collins that I have read. His writing style is somewhat terse and straight-forward--no problem there for me. The book serves as a re-telling of the Oedipus myths and then its forgotten sequel, the war between Eteocles and Polynices, the sons/half-brothers of Oedipus,......more

Goodreads review by Ben on November 09, 2024

This book combines the various traditions and works of the ancient world to make a coherent narrative from Oedipus on the road from Delphi through the 7 Against Thebes, with a brief epilogue that tells of the Epigoni, the sons of the 7, who are able to successfully take the city. It is well written,......more

Goodreads review by Ryk on September 11, 2024

I really enjoyed this!......more

Goodreads review by Laur on February 13, 2025

it's seven against thebes, I don't know what else to tell you a fine audiobook performance......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 16, 2024

I hate the story of seven against Thebes, but one must read it in order to be well-read. If one must read it, this is a very fine interpretation.......more

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