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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

Book ID
126518242
Tongue
English
Weight
2 MB
Category
Standards

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✦ Synopsis

An epic heroic novel, set in Ancient Greece, and based on the true story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. This is the story of Xeones, the only survivor of 300 Spartan warriors ordered to delay for as long as possible the million-strong invading army of King Xerxes of Persia.

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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
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