Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

The Gates of Fire is a historical fiction warfare thriller set in the time of ancient Greece. The story is told through and through the Helot Xeones who is the protagonist in this story. It is also told through Xerxes historiographer who records Xeones tale and takes on the division of a third soulfulness narrator occasionally end-to-end the story. Xeones has been captured alive by Xerxes host and is beingness held captive only if to tell the story of those he fought onside with at the action of Thermopylae and the years/moments leading(a) up to their heroic cultivation 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 timed farm boy) childhood was sunk by raiders of Argives. who were supposed to be Astakos allies but strike-key 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 exculpation despite his young age. Xeones had dickens friends very dear to him during his trials laterward the raid to survive off the viciouserness and take heedk a new life in a city. Their names were Bruxieus and Diomache. Diomache was first cousin to Xeones as well as his obsession though the savor was not mutual for her. For some(prenominal) winters they lived in the wilds where they learned to draw and take care of themselves. finally Bruxieus dies and tells them to head for athens as it is the only way to rightfully continue their lives as actual people and not wild savages. Not to long after Bruxieus death, Diomache and Xeones depart on discover paths. Diomache to Athens and Xeones to Sparta (out of his own passion and will to become a man). They do not see each other for several(prenominal) years and when they do it is brief.\nXeones Becomes a helot of Sparta and assists as a squire to Dienekes who is a passing decorated spartan platoon commander. Xe ones becomes friends/rivals with Polynikes (who is among the highest decorated spartans a...