The Greek philosopher Thales, who was born in the seventh century B.C. in the city of Miletus on the coast of ancient Anatolia, espoused the principle that water was the arche, or beginning, of all ...
A rebel tyrant arrives in Sparta with a map of the world, asking for help against an empire that already spans continents. This chapter follows the Ionian Revolt, the fall of Miletus, and the shock of ...