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Originally Posted by pdurrant
It's not ancient Greek, but perhaps the Belisarius Saga by Eric Flint and David Drake might appeal.
http://www.webscription.net/c-21-bel...ric-flint.aspx
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I can't remember any explicit sex scenes in the books, but they might have faded from my memory. They're certainly pretty violent in places. |
I think that any fan of thermopylae would really enjoy the Belisarius series, and I highly recommend it. In regard to the sex scenes I'm pretty sure there aren't any. I can think of one wedding night in a later book in the series, and one night between a couple in a long term relationship, who eventually become married. However, I don't believe the details of these encounters are that explicit. I think they are more inferred.
On the other hand, no secret is made of the fact that Belisarius' wife is an ex-whore as is the empress of the Roman empire. The books never get into any explicit details, but knowledge of the former profession of these two wives is quite well known.
I also support pilotbob's vote for Ender's game. It has nothing to do with thermopylae other than being martial. However, it is an eleven book series that is quite popular with young guys.