\'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield

[Senovara]

Ah, i see what you mean! I thought you weren't reading at all until that book! I remember one time while waiting for the train, some young man asked me what I was doing, and I said "reading". Then he said "WHY?" :roll: No wonder the world is in a pitiful state!

BTW, I just finished Iggulden's first "Emperor" book and I really enjoyed it. Now if Gates of Fire was written like that ... :wink:

For those who aren't keen on Pressfield's style, but like the subject, there are a variety of books by Mary Renault, some of Alfred Duggan's books ( though he wrote mostly mediaeval), Gore Vidal's 'Creation' and 'Julian'....and for those who like Sparta 'Goat Song' by Frank Yerby, which I particularly liked.....(it is set in the Peloponnesian War)...and for another modern writer, Robert Harris' Roman novels'Pompeii' and 'Imperium'......

Thanks for suggestions! Laud! I'll look for these books at the library.