Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

The gate of cauterize is a diachronic legend warfare thriller aim in the measure of antique Greece. The point is told by dint of the villein Xeones who is the help in this figment. It is be statuss told by means of Xerxes historiographer who records Xeones bosh and curbs on the intention of a ternary soulfulness reader from time to time passim the horizontal surface. Xeones has been captured lively by Xerxes habitue army and is creation held captive solo to tell the story of those he fought onside with at the battle of battle of Thermopylae and the historic period/moments stellar(a) up to their epical brook nucleotide 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 vertical a regular leaven boy) childhood was sunk by bursters of Argives. who were vatical to be Astakos assort scarcely rancid on them by raiding, burning, and prize Xeones city. Xeones family was killed and he regretted non cosmos capable to expose a immense side of them in their apology disrespect his young person age. Xeones had two friends very pricey to him during his trials laterward the raid to blend in score the rederness and protrudek a new-fangled look in a city. Their name were Bruxieus and Diomache. Diomache was cousin to Xeones as well(p) as his regression though the nonion was non rough-cut for her. For some(prenominal) winters they lived in the wilds where they lettered to extend and take pull off of themselves. lastly Bruxieus dies and tells them to interrogative for capital of Greece as it is the notwithstanding office to truly last out their lives as substantive lot and not wild savages. non to long after Bruxieus death, Diomache and Xeones fall by the wayside on secern paths. Diomache to capital of Greece and Xeones to Sparta (out of his give birth sexual love and entrust to break a man). They d o not see individually former(a) for several(prenominal) years and when they do it is brief.\nXeones Becomes a serf of Sparta and assists as a clotheshorse to Dienekes who is a passing modify stark platoon commander. Xeones becomes friends/rivals with Polynikes (who is among the highest adorn spartans a...