The Falcon of SpartaAuthor: Conn Iggulden Language: English Binding: Trade Paperback Publisher: Penguin UK Imprint: Michael Joseph Pages: A mesmerizing story of courage, faith, and war set in the world of the Ancient Greeks, Persians and Spartans. In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. This is their story. When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling, he employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers.