02-04-2008, 08:12 PM
I have read this too and loved it. I did a little research on Pressfield, and I don't think we'll get a better historical/fictional account of what Thermopylae may have been like than his. He is a member of the Leonidas Expedition and this summer he, and others including a team of archaeologists, will be going to Thermopylae to try to find the exact spot where they made their last stand. Doing a little research on my own, he seems to have hit the mark with what is generally agreed upon. There is an interesting website by a reenactor and another member of the expedition at www.300spartanwarriors.com . Ygraine
Quote:I read "Gates of Fire" by
Steven Pressfield and enjoyed it
very much. I don't usually read historical fiction
but found it engaging.
Wouldn't mind a re-read and discussion.
Many points I would like to ask RAT members.
Victoria
I love the name of honor more than I fear death. Julius Caesar
I love the name of honor more than I fear death. Julius Caesar