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Οι Πύλες της Φωτιάς, An Epic Novel About the Battle of Thermopylae
- Author: Steven Pressfield
- Publisher: Patakis
- Μορφή: Soft Cover
- Έτος έκδοσης: 2001
- Αριθμός σελίδων: 549
- Κωδικός ISBN-13: 9789601600611
- Διαστάσεις: 15×21
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Description
Seven days of war and life... In a narrow passage of Mount Kallidromio with the sea, called Thermopylae, far from their homeland, in 480 BC, three hundred elite Spartan warriors repelled the thousands of warriors of the Persian invader and bravely gave their lives, selflessly serving democracy and freedom. A simple inscription on a tombstone marks the place where they are buried. Pressfield, inspired by that tombstone, has wonderfully combined knowledge with imagination. "Gates of Fire," where the narrator is the only survivor of that epic battle, an auxiliary of the Spartan infantry found half-dead under a chariot and captured, is an exquisite depiction of the initiation of a man and women who bestowed this immortality upon civilization. Culminating in the epic battle, "Gates of Fire" weaves history, mystery, and tragic love into a literary work that brings the Homeric tradition to the twenty-first century. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
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Specifications
- Type
- Historical novel
- Subtitle
- An epic novel about the battle of Thermopylae
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 549
- Release Date
- 6/2001
- Publication Date
- 2001
- Dimensions
- 15x21 cm
Additional Specifications
- Award winning
- No
- Transferred to the Screen
- No
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It's like living in that time yourself, an amazing book that's perfect for a gift; the author made me want to buy more of his books
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Did you find this review helpful?What can we say about this book.. I am amazed.. I didn't expect it to convince me at all!
Beautiful writing, you feel like you experienced it yourself and I didn't expect to say that at all..
I already gave it as a gift and it impressed a tough and difficult reader..
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Did you find this review helpful?I will say it in just one word.... Epic.... you feel like you are in the battle and fighting and living with them.. definitely read it..
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Did you find this review helpful?One of the books I read in high school back in the distant year 2000.. nice writing keeps the interest unchanged!
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Did you find this review helpful?What can one say about this book? I read it upon a friend's recommendation, half during summer vacation and half after I returned, as it is quite long (about 540 pages).
Regarding the plot, the protagonist named Chionis, a Spartan-like assistant of Dieneke, known for his response "better, we will fight in the shade" when told that the Medes' archers are so numerous that their arrows hide the sun, is saved by King Xerxes' doctors after the battle at Thermopylae. He is severely wounded.
Xerxes wants to learn about the customs of the Spartans from the Greek assistant, something that Chionis takes on after a vision, where he saw the god Apollo commanding him to do so.
Chionis, who found himself in Lacedaemon as a free man but not a citizen, as he comes from Astakos in Aetolia-Acarnania, which was destroyed by the enemies of the Spartan Argives, chooses Sparta from where he will one day avenge the Argives for the harm they did to his city.
Through Chionis' narrations, we go through the preparations of the Spartans for the upcoming war with the Persians, such as the campaign against Antirrio, 6 years before Thermopylae.
The final result is so realistic and the scenes so vivid that they astonish.Rating 10/10 - I recommend it to everyone.
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Did you find this review helpful?Awesome book. It requires a little attention in terms of being a novel and some things are not exactly accurate. However, as far as the basic elements surrounding the battle, almost everything is as it happened. The way it presents the story is quite nice because it makes you understand exactly how people lived in that era, both Spartans and other Greeks, as well as Persians. There were moments in the chapters that were about the battle where I felt like I was there too. Sometimes I would pause and try to realize what incredible scenes unfolded at Thermopylae and what kind of people the ancient Greeks were, if one considers them humans and not gods. I also classify this book as one that every man should definitely read. It emphasizes values that a man should have and reminds them in very dangerous times for true masculinity that we live in...
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Did you find this review helpful?Excellent book. I recommend the slow and careful reading of it, as Steven Pressfield describes the scenes in the whole book with incredible detail. With a little imagination, you will also feel like a resident of Sparta!
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Did you find this review helpful?For anyone who wants to learn about the people, way of life, and ideals of the Spartans, as well as the significant battles, this is the suitable book. It has an awesome flow and you don't get bored even for a moment. You feel like you are in the midst of the battle, you can smell it, hear it, and see the pain in front of you! I recommend it 100%
Translated from Greek ·Did you find this review helpful?"+" - I always love books about Ancient Greece!
"-" - Too much "filler" and repetitions from the author, not enough variety. You can easily remove two-thirds of the book without losing anything substantial!Translated from Greek ·Did you find this review helpful?What descriptions! What scenes! What a wonderful plot and connection of the individual events! I recommend it!
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Did you find this review helpful?If you want to participate in the Battle of Thermopylae, this is the right book for you!
Translated from Greek ·Did you find this review helpful?A tremendous, moving, human, heroic, historical novel.
Translated from Greek ·Did you find this review helpful?Very good book that brings the Battle of Thermopylae to life!
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