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    Thais of Athens
    Thais of Athens
    Thais of Athens
    Audiobook19 hours

    Thais of Athens

    Written by Ivan Yefremov

    Narrated by John Boulanger

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTSK Group LLC
    Release dateJul 22, 2019
    ISBN9798868677960
    Thais of Athens

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