Gates of Fire
... Xeones, the narrator of Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield, delivers to His Majesty a compilation of events up to and including the battle. ... All of the men are chosen to be part of the 300 Spartans to stand against the Persians at the Hot Gates of Thermopylae. ... It is in being debased and degraded…” (144) But mostly the author of Gates of Fire has a positive view of Spartan society, after all, the story is told from the mouth of a man who lives among the Spartans and admires them greatly. ... ) I enjoyed the novel Gates of Fire, because you don’t have to be a historian to understand and appreciate it. ... Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Review by Erin Healy: 1.) Briefly summarize the plot of Gates of Fire 2. ... ) When King Leonidas told Lady Paraleia how he went about choosing the “Three Hundred” to defend the Hot Gates he said, “I chose them not for their own valor lady, but for that of their women. ... ) Did you enjoy Gates of Fire?