It gives a glimpse in the mindset of how the Spartans viewed life and how disciplined they were. Its a really inspiring book in the sense that it gives you a view of how they (supposedly) viewed life while knowing they will probably die in battle.
edit: I should note that while the battle of Thermopylae is real the characters and the story is fictional hence this is categorised under historical fiction.
It gives a glimpse in the mindset of how the Spartans viewed life and how disciplined they were. Its a really inspiring book in the sense that it gives you a view of how they (supposedly) viewed life while knowing they will probably die in battle.
edit: I should note that while the battle of Thermopylae is real the characters and the story is fictional hence this is categorised under historical fiction.