Thais of Athens, Ivan Yefremov
Thais of Athens, Ivan Yefremov
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Thais of Athens

Author: Ivan Yefremov

Narrator: John Boulanger

Unabridged: 19 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: TSK Group LLC

Published: 07/22/2019


Synopsis

The beautiful hetaera Thais was a real woman who inspired poets, artists and sculptors in Athens, Memphis, Alexandria, Babylon and Ecbatana. She traveled with Alexander the Great's army during his Persian campaign and was the only woman to enter the capitol of Persia - Persepolis. Love, beauty, philosophy, war, religion - all that and more in a historic masterpiece by Ivan Yefremov.

Reviews

Greece! Haeteras! Sparta! Crete!! Macedonia!!! Alexander the Great! Midnight trysts! Tantra?! Women who were free and interesting and beautiful and learned to the point of polymathy! Weird rituals! Temples and High Priestesses! Have I told Greece?! Have I already mentioned how I love it? Have I frea......more

Goodreads review by Cherisa

Historical fiction that gives insight into Alexander of Macedon, his campaigns across the Ecumena (civilized world) and beyond, and the men and women around him, including the eponymous courtesan (haetera), Thais. Set in the 3rd century BC, the author brings many areas of history to life pretty well......more

Goodreads review by Sergey

"Таис" - это великолепный пример романа, написанного талантливым писателем и, одновременно, человеком, любящим и знающим историю. Вы с головой погружаетесь в Античность - тот её момент, когда Александр Македонский совершал свой великий поход, а в Рим вели ещё далеко не все дороги. Искусство, философи......more