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January 8, 2002

Jacob ?berg writes:

In 2552 Commander Keyes destroys 3 medium-tonnage Covenant craft. 3042 years earlier, another army was defeated in 3-to-1 odds through strategy.

http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/persian/08.htm

Reading on, we find that Spartans also played a big part in Thermopylae, where Spartans held of the Persian army to, in the words of another Story page, "to allow the Greek troops to withdraw to their respective city-states to prepare for defence". Seems familiar... "The Fall of Thermopylae"... That would make a good book title.

Jacob ?berg

Historical connections everywhere...
Another good book title: Gates of Fire. That's the title of Steven Pressfield's excellent novel about, of all things, the Battle of Thermopylae. If Halo is based on this battle, it's a good bet that the Bungie gang have read it (along with Banks, which Halo blatantly draws from-everyone should go and read Consider Phlebas RIGHT NOW :) ). Gates of Fire is really interesting, but not so interesting that it's boring. An all-around good read, especially for someone interested in the Persian Wars. And there's a character in it from whom the Master Chief seems to draw heavily...

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