Anabasis (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Xenophon
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: History
- Principal Characters: Xenophon, Cyrus, Artaxerxes, Tissaphernes, Clearchus, Chirisophus, Agasias, Proxenus
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Greek or Roman times, Armies, Heads of state, Iran or Iranian people, Generals
- Locales: Asia, ancient
For centuries, the Anabasis has been recognized as a stirring piece of historical narrative, but dismissed as lacking in intellectual substance because of what some have seen as overzealousness on Xenophon’s part toward self-justification. Unquestionably, the portrait of Xenophon the military leader that emerges from the text is exceedingly flattering. The tone often shows great objectivity and restraint, but the stirring record of the Greeks rising to the many challenges they faced in struggling to survive against both military and political obstacles can hardly be called...
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