A fictionalized account of the battle of Marathon in which the Greeks defeated the Persians, telling the story of Cimon, a young man whose stutter kept people from recognizing his exceptional fighting and running skills.
Methen, a young boy in ancient Egypt, helps a servant girl save herself from being forced into marriage to Kenamun, the aging chief embalmer, by exposing the man's grave robbing activities. Presented in graphic form.
The story of eleven-year-old Pylades whose brother is to represent Athens in the Race-in-Armor at the Olympic Games and is favored to win. His leading competitor, however, is determined to earn the glory for his city-state of Sparta--at any cost.
