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There's a historically accurate novel about a Spartan boy's coming-of-age. "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield - a very good read and widely celebrated classic
by drak0n1c 6y ago
There's a historically accurate novel about a Spartan boy's coming-of-age. "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield - a very good read and widely celebrated classic.
- jfoutz 6y agoGates of fire is a great book, that I would recommend. But it’s a novel. The Spartans didn’t really write anything down. All the character interaction is great, but cut from whole cloth of the author s imagination. It’s a great story. The big fight might be accurate, but about as accurate as a third hand account. But yes, I really enjoyed it. Good book.
- xapata 6y agoI think the author of the linked article might disagree with the claim of historical accuracy for that novel. He wrote at length about Pressfield's misconceptions. https://acoup.blog/2021/01/29/collections-the-universal-warrior-part-i-soldiers-warriors-and/ https://acoup.blog/2021/01/29/collections-the-universal-warr...