About the book: 2023 / This is the time of great powers: Monstrously huge Persia, harsh Sparta, founded by force, Athens with its trade and business, Thebes - a rising star, ambitious Macedonia, rapidly growing power of Rome and so on. This is the era of bright historical stars: Agesilaus II - the last king of Sparta, Epaminondas - the rising commander of Thebes, Philip II - the founder of the Macedonian hegemon, Dionysius the Elder - the cruel tyrant of Syracuse, Camillus - the Roman dictator and savior of his people. This is the era of disputes between a hundred schools of thought: Plato - the great philosopher, Antisthenes - the founder of Cynicism, Pythagoras - the school of numbers, Democritus - the encyclopedist, Hippocrates - the father of medicine, Aristophanes - the great playwright. What will the hero bring to the world, coming to this ancient age in as a humble mercenary?