Daniel Ogden is professor of ancient history at the University of Exeter. His recent books include The Dragon in the West and The Werewolf in the Ancient World. He lives in Exeter, UK.

“There are battles, and then there are decisive battles in world history: prominent among the latter was Plataea in 479 BCE, which found Spartan Regent Pausanias pitted against a force of over 100,000—and winning. Yet his triumph was followed by a tragic end. Daniel Ogden’s lively biography captures well the astonishing highs and lows of an extraordinary figure’s meteoric career.”—Paul Cartledge, author of The Spartans“Ogden sheds new light on the polarizing figure of Pausanias, who oversaw the decisive Greek victory over the Persians at Plataea but, accused of treachery, suffered a horrific fate afterwards.”—Frances Pownall, University of Alberta

Daniel Ogden is professor of ancient history at the University of Exeter. His recent books include The Dragon in the West and The Werewolf in the Ancient World. He lives in Exeter, UK.

“There are battles, and then there are decisive battles in world history: prominent among the latter was Plataea in 479 BCE, which found Spartan Regent Pausanias pitted against a force of over 100,000—and winning. Yet his triumph was followed by a tragic end. Daniel Ogden’s lively biography captures well the astonishing highs and lows of an extraordinary figure’s meteoric career.”—Paul Cartledge, author of The Spartans“Ogden sheds new light on the polarizing figure of Pausanias, who oversaw the decisive Greek victory over the Persians at Plataea but, accused of treachery, suffered a horrific fate afterwards.”—Frances Pownall, University of Alberta