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Xenophon's Anabasis, translated by Carleton Lewis Brownson. 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.
- Xenophon
- 1875
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.
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. 1 In regard to the persons mentioned and the events sketched in sections1-4, see Introduction, pp. 231 sqq.
Anabasis, prose narrative, now in seven books, by Xenophon, of the story of the Greek mercenary soldiers who fought for Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to seize the Persian throne from his brother, Artaxerxes II. It contains a famous account of the mercenaries’ long trek (“the march of the 10,000”) from near Babylon to the Euxine (Black ...
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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 ...
Anabasis. By Xenophon. This work is only provided via the Perseus Project at Tufts University. You may begin reading the English translation as well as the Greek version and a Greek version with morphological links . If you have any questions about the Perseus Project texts in the Internet Classics Archive, including the Perseus Project ...
Anabasis is a classic story of an army’s retreat from disaster, told by the man who was thrust into the role of saving it. Anabasis means “march inland from the coast,” which is a paradoxical title for a book that is mostly about a march to the coast from inland.
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