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Thereupon the commanders were chosen, Timasion the Dardanian in place of Clearchus, Xanthicles the Achaean in place of Socrates, Cleanor the Arcadian in place of Agias, Philesius the Achaean in place of Menon, and Xenophon the Athenian in place of Proxenus.
Meno (general) Meno ( /ˈmiːnoʊ/; Greek: Mένων, Menōn; c. 423 – c. 400 BC), son of Alexidemus, was an ancient Thessalian political figure, probably from Pharsalus. [1] He is famous both for the eponymous dialogue written by Plato and his role as one of the generals leading different contingents of Greek mercenaries in Xenophon 's Anabasis.
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[15] After the evening meal Proxenus and Xenophon chanced to be walking in front of the place where the arms were stacked, when a man came up and asked the outposts where he could see Proxenus or Clearchus—he did not ask for Menon, despite the fact that he came from Ariaeus, Menon's friend.
[4] Thereupon they proceeded in great haste to take their places, Clearchus occupying the right end of the Greek wing, 66 close to the Euphrates river, Proxenus next to him, and the others beyond Proxenus, while Menon and his army took the left end of the Greek wing.
After supper, Proxenus and Xenophon were walking in front of the place d'armes, when a man came up and demanded of the advanced guard where he could find Proxenus or Clearchus. He did not ask for Menon, and that too though he came from Ariaeus, who was Menon's friend.
The Anabasis, which delineates the ideal military commander (Xenophon himself), also treats only a segment of history—in fact, Xenophon equates it directly with the Hellenika (see Hellenika 3.1.2: “As to how Cyrus collected an army and with this army made the march up country against his brother, how the battle was fought, how Cyrus was ...
Introduction. and wealth, and proving to be a completely unreliable and deceitful commander with a lurid past. It is telling that Ctesias’ characterization of Menon is not so negatively drawn (FGH 688 F 27–28); further, Menon does not appear to be the reprobate Xenophon considers him in the Platonic dialogue that bears his name. 10
