Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, Stephen Pressfield coffee table books and a fascinating occasional piece

and a fascinating occasional piece

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Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, Stephen Pressfield coffee table books and a fascinating occasional pieceGo tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Nearly 2,500 years ago, in 480BC, at a bleak pass in a far flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as long as possible while the main Greek armies mobilized. For six days the Spartans held the invaders at