Gates of fire : an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [1998].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0385492510, 9780385492515, 9780553383683, 055338368X, 0553580531, 9780553580532
Physical Desc
386 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Status
East Greenwich - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [1998].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0385492510, 9780385492515, 9780553383683, 055338368X, 0553580531, 9780553580532
Notes
General Note
Maps on end papers.
Description
A novel on Thermopylae, the 480 BC battle which went down in history as an example of heroism. For three days a small force of Greeks defended a narrow pass from a huge Persian army. Lots of detail on Spartan training and fighting techniques. Thousands of years ago, Herodotus and Plutarch immortalized Spartan society in their histories; but today, little is left of the ancient city or the social structure of this momentous culture. One of the few antiquarian marks of the civilization that has survived lies scores of miles away from Sparta, at a narrow Greek mountain pass called Thermopylae. It was there that three hundred of Sparta's finest warriors held back the invading millions of the Persian empire and valiantly gave their lives in the selfless service of democracy and freedom. A simple engraved stone marks their burial ground. Inspired by this stone and intrigued by the lore of Sparta, author Steven Pressfield has brilliantly combined scholarship with storytelling. Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle--a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry--Gates of Fire is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity. Culminating in the electrifying and horrifying epic battle, Gates of Fire weaves history, mystery, and heartbreaking romance into a literary page-turner that brings the Homeric tradition into the twenty-first.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pressfield, S. (1998). Gates of fire: an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pressfield, Steven. 1998. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pressfield, Steven. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae Doubleday, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pressfield, Steven. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae First edition., Doubleday, 1998.
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