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Anabasis (/ ə ˈ n æ b ə s ɪ s /; Greek: Ἀνάβασις; an "expedition up from") is the most famous work of the Ancient Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. It gives an account of the expedition of the Ten Thousand , an army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger to help him seize the throne of Persia from his ...
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Xenophon. Xenophontis opera omnia, vol. 3. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1904 (repr. 1961). The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text. Purchase a copy of this text (not necessarily the same edition) from Amazon.com.
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.
Apr 16, 2024 · Xenophon (born c. 430 bce, Attica, Greece—died shortly before 350, Attica) was a Greek historian and philosopher whose numerous surviving works are valuable for their depiction of late Classical Greece. His Anabasis (“Upcountry March”) in particular was highly regarded in antiquity and had a strong influence on Latin literature.
Xenophon, Anabasis, Book 1. Hide browse bar. book: chapter: 1. Darius and Parysatis had two sons born to them, of whom the elder was Artaxerxes and the younger Cyrus. 1 Now when Darius lay sick and suspected that the end of his life was near, he wished to have both his sons with him. [ 2 ] The elder, as it chanced, was with him already; but ...
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Sep 27, 2022 · Xenophon of Athens (l. 430 to c. 354 BCE) was a contemporary of Plato and a fellow student of Socrates. He is best known for his Anabasis ( The March Up Country) detailing the retreat of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries after the defeat of Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 BCE) as well as for his works on Socrates. Xenophon was highly regarded in his ...
