Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

The Gates of Fire is a historical fiction fight thriller set in the propagation of ancient Greece. The story is told finished the Helot Xeones who is the protagonist in this story. It is also told through Xerxes historian who records Xeones tale and takes on the situation of a third psyche narrator occasionally end-to-end the story. Xeones has been captured alive by Xerxes host and is cosmos held captive but to tell the story of those he fought onside with at the date of Thermopylae and the years/moments hint up to their heroic die hard stand to the death. Xeones begins with the story of his childhood.\n countersign of Skamandridas of Astakos, a city in Akarnania, Xeones (who was just a habitue farm boy) childhood was ruin by raiders of Argives. who were supposed to be Astakos allies but move on them by raiding, burning, and despoil Xeones city. Xeones family was killed and he regretted not being able to die along side of them in their apology despite his young age. Xeones had two friends very dear to him during his trials afterwardsward the raid to survive turned the riskyerness and noticek a new life in a city. Their names were Bruxieus and Diomache. Diomache was cousin to Xeones as well as his obsession though the disembodied spirit was not mutual for her. For some(prenominal)(prenominal) winters they lived in the wilds where they learned to extend and take care of themselves. last Bruxieus dies and tells them to head for athens as it is the only way to genuinely continue their lives as actually people and not wild savages. Not to long after Bruxieus death, Diomache and Xeones depart on let out paths. Diomache to Athens and Xeones to Sparta (out of his own fretfulness and will to become a man). They do not see each other for several years and when they do it is brief.\nXeones Becomes a helot of Sparta and assists as a squire to Dienekes who is a highly grace spartan platoon commander. Xeones becomes friends/rivals with Polyni kes (who is among the highest decorated spartans a...