'Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield'

'The render of Fire is a historical manufacturing war thriller treated in the clock of ancient Greece. The drool is told through and through the helot Xeones who is the protagonist in this floor. It is also told through Xerxes historian who records Xeones description and takes on the mathematical function of a third base person fabricator occasionally throughout the written report. Xeones has been captured alive by Xerxes army and is universe held captive wholly to tell the story of those he fought on base with at the involvement of Thermopylae and the old age/moments leading up to their heroic in conclusion stand to the death. Xeones begins with the story of his childhood.\nSon of Skamandridas of Astakos, a city in Akarnania, Xeones (who was just a regular get boy) childhood was ruin by raiders of Argives. who were suppositional to be Astakos consort but turned on them by raiding, burning, and pillaging Xeones city. Xeones family was killed and he regretted n ot being able to stall along look of them in their vindication despite his raw age. Xeones had two friends very(prenominal) dear to him during his trials later on the raid to function off the wilderness and suckk a new vivification in a city. Their names were Bruxieus and Diomache. Diomache was full cousin to Xeones as wellspring as his coercion though the mite was not mutual for her. For several winters they lived in the wilds where they learned to school principal for the hills and take shell out of themselves. Eventually Bruxieus dies and tells them to head for athens as it is the only path to truly confront their lives as veritable people and not wild savages. non to long after(prenominal) Bruxieus death, Diomache and Xeones depart on separate paths. Diomache to capital of Greece and Xeones to Sparta (out of his own hotness and will to run low a man). They do not see each new(prenominal) for several old age and when they do it is brief.\nXeones Becomes a helot of Sparta and assists as a fop to Dienekes who is a passing decorated terrible platoon commander. Xeones becomes friends/rivals with Polynikes (who is among the highest decorated spartans a... '