![]() ![]() ![]() Pressfield's presentation of the story is nothing short of brilliant. He spent the rest of his life in disgrace in the eyes of his fellow Spartans, despite a heroic showing at the battle of Plataea (the decisive battle of the Persian war).īack to Xeones. Supposedly, he was a messenger who tarried along the path to Thermopylae and missed the battle. In reality, the only Spartan to survive was a fellow named Aristodemus. The text centers around a fictional Spartan squire named Xeones, the lone Laconian warrior to survive the battle (albeit with a multitude of serious wounds). Hmm, a few reviewers praised it for its historical accuracy. Some of the stuff that occur will also turn your stomach. The characters, sub-plots, side-stories and even the battle in general is very.romanticized. The whole book is one big fictionalization. ![]()
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