Xenophon Writes the Anabasis
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Military History
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Historians, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Iraq, Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria
- Date: Between 394 and 371
Article abstract: In his landmark memoirs and travelogue, Xenophon recounted a two-year-long retreat by Greek mercenaries after fighting in the failed attempt of Cyrus the Younger to wrest control of the Persian Empire from his brother, King Artaxerxes II.
Summary of Event
While in retirement, the Athenian aristocrat Xenophon wrote his memoirs about a military campaign that made him famous in the world of ancient Greece. The book, which later became known as Kurou anabasis (Anabasis, also known as Expedition of Cyrus and March Up...
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