This is the story of Cimon, a soldier who dreams of being a messenger.

When the Persians invade Greece, Cimon fights bravely at the Battle of Marathon, and as a reward is allowed to take the news of the Greek victory back to Athens.Part of the "Coming Alive" series, the book aims to put the "story" back into history by capturing the excitement and action in a fiction account based on fact.

The history file outlines what has happened beyond the end of the story and describes how we know what actually happened, and a timeline sets the story in context.