#BAMF No.2 - Gates of Fire
Jun 27, 2021•33 min
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Episode description
In this week's BAMF episode, Kirk and I will discuss Steven Pressfield's epic novel 'Gates of Fire.' A historical fiction, Gates of Fire describes the 480 B.C. Spartan's preparation and sacrifice for the Battle of Thermopylae. Through the narration of a surviving squire, the 300 used fear as fuel and the courage of Spartan women to 'fight in the shade.'
Work Cited:
Dryden, John, and Plutarch. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume II. United Kingdom, Random House Publishing Group, 2000.
Pressfield, Steven. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. United Kingdom, Random House Publishing Group, 2007.
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