Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Ein Sieger von Salamis
Für wen es gedacht ist
You will enjoy it if you love ancient Greece, vivid battle scenes, grand loyalties and a hero racing against time. Readers of adventure, romance and history in one story will find all three here.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
How far would you go to prove you are innocent when every friend believes you guilty? A Victor of Salamis, by William Stearns Davis, follows Glaucon, the most beautiful athlete in Athens, from a pentathlon crown at the Isthmian Games into the Persian invasion of Greece. It gives you a sweeping tale of friendship, treachery, love and war. It begins at a crowded stadium, where a poet places a bet.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A Champion Wins the Isthmian CrownFree
- 2A Secret Pledge Opens the Door to Persia
- 3Themistocles Turns a Dark Oracle into a Fleet
- 4The Forged Letter Destroys Glaucon at Colonus
- 5Shipwreck Throws Glaucon Among the Persians
- 6Thermopylae Calls an Outcast Back to Himself
- 7Themistocles Faces Divided Allies
- 8Hermione Holds to Hope
- 9Loyalty, Honor and the Cost of Fear
Punkt 1 von 9
A Champion Wins the Isthmian Crown
The story opens at the Isthmian Games near Corinth, where all Greece talks about Glaucon, son of Conon. He is handsome, modest and newly married to Hermione of Eleusis, and his father will forgive him only if he wins the pentathlon.
The old poet Simonides bets two minae on him and meets Cimon, son of Miltiades, and the orator Democrates. Glaucon then rescues a foreign boy from a mob of Spartans. Themistocles and King Leonidas see the fight and the king tests his grip. At the contest Glaucon faces the Spartan giant Lycon, who tries to win by butting him bloody, but Glaucon takes the crown.
The chapter shows a man who seems to have every gift. It also plants small things that matter later, such as a turquoise bracelet and a stranger in Eastern dress who watches the race.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
The rest of the summary, written and spoken, and the whole book: free to start.
- Nothing to pay today · Renews every year
- We email you before you pay
- Cancel online in two clicks
Questions about Ein Sieger von Salamis
What is A Victor of Salamis about?
It follows Glaucon, an Athenian athlete who is falsely branded a traitor, through the Persian invasion of Greece. It runs from the Isthmian Games through Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea.
Is A Victor of Salamis a true story?
It is historical fiction. Real figures such as Themistocles, Leonidas, Xerxes and Mardonius appear and real battles are told, within a fictional adventure.
Who is Democrates in the novel?
Democrates is an Athenian orator and Glaucon's best friend. Money troubles and a secret love for Hermione lead him to work for the Persians.
Is the book easy to follow?
Yes, the plot is clear and fast, with short chapters, vivid scenes and a hero whose goal is easy to follow. A good sense of humor and quick action keep the story lively.
When was A Victor of Salamis written?
The story is set during Xerxes's invasion of Greece and the fighting that follows.