At the Hot Gates: An Account of the Battle of Thermopylae

It is the year 480 BC and the greatest army ever gathered in the ancient world is on the march to conquer all of Greece. An irresistible force, they are destroying whatever dares to stand in their path. One man steps forward to stop them, followed by 300 companions. His chances are next to nil, yet he goes. This man is Leonidas. And his companions are Spartans. They go to stop the Persian advance and meet their destiny at the narrows known as The Hot Gates. This is an account of the ancient battle of Thermopylae when a contingent of 300 Spartan warriors held off in three days of battle the thrust of the Persian invasion. It is told from the point of view of a twelve-year-old boy, the son of one of the Spartan warriors.