About the book: year / "Darius". The novel by Victor Porotnikov tells about the accession to the throne of Darius I (unknown - 486 BC), king of the Achaemenid dynasty founded by Cyrus the Great. Under Darius, the Persian Empire reached its greatest power. With the help of his personal guard - “ten thousand immortals” - he managed to suppress the unrest of the Scythian tribes of Central Asia, as well as uprisings in Babylonia, Media, Elam, Egypt, Parthia and conquer part of India. "Mithridates". Viktor Porotnikov’s novel “Mithridates” tells the story of a complex and contradictory era of antiquity (1st century BC). The book is a bright epic canvas that reliably recreates the atmosphere of the Bosporan kingdom. At the center of the story is the figure of the greatest king and commander of antiquity, Mithridates VI Eupator, who devoted his life to the fight against Roman rule."Themistocles." The novel by the modern writer-historian V. Porotnikov tells about the life and fate of the famous Athenian statesman and commander during the Greco-Persian wars - Themistocles (c.525-c.460 BC) "300 Spartans. The Battle of Thermopylae." The first Russian novel about the Battle of Thermopylae! Military-historical action movie in the best traditions of the genre! 300 Spartans take their last stand! Their glory has not faded in two and a half thousand years. Their red cloaks and shining shields dispel the darkness of centuries. Their resilience and courage are legendary. Their feat will not be forgotten as long as “Man sounds proudly” and in honor of Courage, Motherland and Freedom. What other story compares to the story of the 300 Spartans? What could be more inspiring than this eternal story about a handful of warriors who did not flinch under the onslaught of millions of hordes and died a brave death in order to raise their compatriots to fight for freedom? And forever and ever, to the threats of tyrants, boasting that their countless hordes drink up rivers, and their arrows darken the sun, free people will answer in Spartan style: “So much the better - that means we will fight in the shadows!” “The last Spartan. Defeat Xerxes! ". He alone survived out of 300 Spartans, having been sent by King Leonidas for help on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae. He is betrayed to shame and dishonor in his homeland, having received the shameful nickname Aristodemus the Coward - after all, the motto of Sparta is: “Do not retreat! Don't give up! With a shield or on a shield! And now he must wash away the guilt with blood in the battles of Artemisium, Salamis and Plataea in order to regain his military honor along with the right to wear the red Spartan cloak and shield with the proud letter L. “Spartan Lion”. The novel by the modern writer-historian V. Porotnikov tells about the events of the Greco-Persian wars of the 6th-5th centuries. BC The central place is occupied by descriptions of the life of the legendary Spartan king Leonidas and the famous Battle of Thermopylae. Contents: 1. Darius. 2. Mithridates. 3. Themistocles. 4. Battle of Thermopylae. 5. Defeat Xerxes. 6. Spartan Lion.