Xenophon's Anabasis is a firsthand historical narrative of the Greek mercenary army known as the Ten Thousand, who marched into Persia to support Cyrus the Younger's bid for the throne. After a turning point, the Greeks must find their way home through hostile territory, with Xenophon emerging as a leader. It is a gripping account of survival, command and endurance.
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ANABASIS By Xenophon Translation by H. G. Dakyns Dedicated To Rev. B. Jowett, M.A. Master of Balliol College Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C. The Anabasis is his story of the march to Persia to aid Cyrus, who enlisted Greek help to try and take the throne from Artaxerxes, and the ensuing
return of the Greeks, in which Xenophon
played a
leading role. This occurred between 401
B.C. and
March 399 B.C.
PREPARER'S NOTE
This was typed from Dakyns' series, "The Works of Xenophon," a four-volume set. The complete list of Xenophon's works (though there is doubt about some of these) is:
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