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Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault
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Lion in the Gateway (edition 1974)

by Mary Renault

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Subtitled, The Heroic Battles of the Greeks and Persians at Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae, this is a great retelling of those epic ancient battles which shaped the course of Western Civilization. All the great characters are there: Darius and Xerxes, the Persian Kings; the Greeks Themistocles, Alcibiades, and the Spartan for whom the book is named, Leonides, and many others. The book begins with the historical roots of the people of Ancient Greece and how they came to love their freedom more than anything else. Recommended for ages 9 - 12.… (more)
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Title:Lion in the Gateway
Authors:Mary Renault
Info:Kestrel Books (1974), Edition: New edition, Hardcover, 192 pages
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The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault

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    Farewell, Great King by Jill Paton Walsh (themulhern)
    themulhern: A novel of Themistocles, a principal character in these Persian Wars. Although Renault wrote several highly regarded novels of ancient Greece, she did not write one set during the Persian wars, perhaps because so many others had been written already. This novel is one I remember well, and fondly.… (more)
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    Herodotus: The Father of History by Elizabeth Vandiver (themulhern)
    themulhern: "The Lion in the Gateway" is, necessarily, based on Herodotus's work, "Herodotus: The Father of History" tells the story but also analyzes the text. It's fun where they disagree.
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    The Battle of Marathon (Battles of the Ancient World) by Don Nardo (themulhern)
    themulhern: Same topic; suitable for much the same ages; Renault was an acclaimed novelist, so she sets out to tell a story, much more than Nardo.
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    Marathon Looks on the Sea by Olivia E. Coolidge (themulhern)
    themulhern: Two books by talented authors written for young adults about the Persian Wars. One is a novel, begins before the murder of Hipparchos, and ends at Marathon. The other is non-fiction and covers the whole of the Persian Wars.
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It's unfortunate that the most popular cover illustration is the only stupid one; it looks like the cover illustration for a Terry Pratchett novel. ( )
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Hodges, C. WalterIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Greece is a mountainous land.
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All the best we know comes from the freedom of men to think: to think what is right to do, or what is true; to think why these things are so, and bring people round to one's view with reason, not with force.
All justice is logic, argued out in public, good evidence against bad. All science is logic about material things. And the honor of all professions is the honor of free men. The judge of a free people can judge upon the evidence, without threat or bribery . . . The teacher cannot be made to teach a lie which suits someone in power. When these things crumble, civilization is dead within, even though all the people eat off gold.
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Subtitled, The Heroic Battles of the Greeks and Persians at Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae, this is a great retelling of those epic ancient battles which shaped the course of Western Civilization. All the great characters are there: Darius and Xerxes, the Persian Kings; the Greeks Themistocles, Alcibiades, and the Spartan for whom the book is named, Leonides, and many others. The book begins with the historical roots of the people of Ancient Greece and how they came to love their freedom more than anything else. Recommended for ages 9 - 12.

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