>by Stephen Pressfield. It's a novel, but is incredibly
>researched and goes into more depth about Spartan culture and
>the Battle of Thermopylae itself.
>
>Check it out:
>http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Fire-Novel-Battle-Thermopylae/dp/055338368X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-2883001-3768005?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173584004&sr=8-1
>
>I actually wish they would've adapted this story into a
>screenplay.

that amazon page states that the rights to the movie were sold to Universal Pictures for Clooney's Maysville Pictures.