The Children of Marathon

About the Book

 Twenty-five hundred years ago a small Mediterranean community defended itself from an invasion by the most powerful empire in the world and won a singular victory of arms for themselves and for a civic idea.  The community was Athens; the victory was at Marathon, and the civic idea was democracy. 

The struggle was not over.  War and civic struggles continued for the following generation of Athenians.  This is their story and the next chapter of democracy.

About the Author

THE AUTHOR, born in 1938, in recent years has read about the ancients and has run long distances.  He has become attached to both activities. Last year he published a novel about these ancients, The Demos at Dawn, Marathon 490 BCE.  Previously, he practiced law.  His wife and children are a source of great happiness.  He lives in the American Midwest.