Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield

Author:Steven Pressfield
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Greece - History - Persian Wars, War stories, Ancient, Thermopylae, War & Military, Battle of, Historical fiction, General, 500-449 B.C, Historical, Greece, 480 B.C, Fiction, History
ISBN: 9780553383683
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2005-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

The general Mardonius seconded this with vehemence. “Why distress yourself, Lord, with this tale told by a slave? What bearing can the story of obscure officers and their petty internecine wars have upon the events of supreme moment to which we now are committed? Trouble yourself no more with this whimsy woven by a savage, who hates you and Persia with every element of his being. His story is all lies anyway, if you ask me.”

His Majesty smiled at these words of his general. “On the contrary, my friend, I believe this fellow’s tale is true in every regard and, though you may not yet grant it, very much to the point of matters with which we now grapple.”

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