num_pages: 442
description: In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greece, where they are met by 300 of Sparta's finest warriors. The Greek loyalists battle for six days in a prelude to their ultimate victory.
title: Gates of Fire
titlecomplete: Gates of Fire
characters: Xerxes I of Persia, Leonidas
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Greece, Ancient History, Literature, Novels, Military Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 37102
places: Greece, Thermopylae
publisher: Bantam