EmpireDiscover the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire in the stunning second novel in the THE GOLDEN AGE series, from the nation's finest historical novelist. Pericles returns to Athens as its leader the empire's beacon of light in the dark. But the threat of Sparta Athens's legendary rival looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in