num_pages: 386
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.
language: English
title: Gates of Fire
titlecomplete: Gates of Fire
characters: Leonidas, Xerxes I of Persia
genres: Historical, Fantasy, Ancient History, Novels, War, Greece, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 37100
places: Thermopylae, Greece
publisher: Doubleday (NY)