Ancient Greek Society and Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermoplyae

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In five pages this paper references Pressfield’s novel in a consideration of Sparta that includes the role of the polis in shaping the Greek identity, the typical Spartan soldier’s experience, and the personal values they most respected and how these shaped their society and politics. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography. TGgatefire.rtf