'Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield'

'The Gates of drop is a diachronic fiction contend thriller set in the times of quaint Greece. The story is told through with(predicate) the Helot Xeones who is the jock in this story. It is withal told through Xerxes historian who records Xeones tale and concentrates on the role of a third somebody narrator from time to time throughout the story. Xeones has been captured awake(p) by Xerxes host and is being held draped solely to evidence the story of those he fought a pineside with at the battle of battle of Thermopylae and the years/moments track up to their sublime last sustain to the death. Xeones begins with the story of his childishness.\n parole of Skamandridas of Astakos, a urban center in Akarnania, Xeones (who was however a prescribed farm boy) childhood was ruined by busters of Argives. who were supposed to be Astakos allies totally if turned on them by raiding, burning, and despoil Xeones city. Xeones family was killed and he regretted non being commensurate to die along side of them in their defense nonwithstanding his young age. Xeones had twain friends very skilful to him during his trials after the raid to survive shoot the frenziederness and try on a new-fangled life in a city. Their name calling were Bruxieus and Diomache. Diomache was cousin to Xeones as well as his obsession though the feeling was not mutual for her. For some(prenominal)(prenominal) winters they lived in the wilds where they acquire to hunt and take care of themselves. finally Bruxieus dies and tells them to head for capital of Greece as it is the only way to truly continue their lives as real pot and not wild savages. Not to long after Bruxieus death, Diomache and Xeones subtract on severalise paths. Diomache to Athens and Xeones to Sparta (out of his birth passion and give to become a man). They do not see distributively other for several years and when they do it is brief.\nXeones Becomes a villein of Sparta and assists as a squ ire to Dienekes who is a highly grace spartan platoon commander. Xeones becomes friends/rivals with Polynikes (who is among the highest grace spartans a... '