Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:AnabasisISBN13:9781535351997ISBN10:1535351993Author:Dakyns, H. G. (Translator), Xenophon (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Anabasis By Xenophon - Anabasis Is The Most Famous Work, In Seven Books, Of The Greek Professional Soldier And Writer Xenophon The Journey It Narrates Is His Best Known Accomplishment And One Of The Great Adventures In Human History, As Will Durant Expressed It Although The Content Of The Book Is Lively, Written In The Style Of Someone Who Has Participated In The Adventures He Describes, The Story Recounted In The Anabasis Is Completely Uncorroborated Xenophon Accompanied The Ten Thousand, A Large Army Of Greek Mercenaries Hired By Cyrus The Younger, Who Intended To Seize The Throne Of Persia From His Brother, Artaxerxes Ii Though Cyrus' Mixed Army Fought To A Tactical Victory At Cunaxa In Babylon (401 Bc), Cyrus Was Killed, Rendering The Actions Of The Greeks Irrelevant And The Expedition A Failure Stranded Deep In Persia, The Spartan General Clearchus And The Other Greek Senior Officers Were Then Killed Or Captured By Treachery On The Part Of The Persian Satrap Tissaphernes Xenophon, One Of Three Remaining Leaders Elected By The Soldiers, Played An Instrumental Role In Encouraging The 10,000 To March North Across Foodless Deserts And Snow-Filled Mountain Passes, Towards The Black Sea And The Comparative Security Of Its Greek Shoreline Cities Now Abandoned In Northern Mesopotamia, Without Supplies Other Than What They Could Obtain By Force Or Diplomacy, The 10,000 Had To Fight Their Way Northwards Through Corduene And Armenia, Making Ad Hoc Decisions About Their Leadership, Tactics, Provender And Destiny, While The King's Army And Hostile Natives Barred Their Way And Attacked Their Flanks Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2016-07-18Weight:0.61 lbsDimensions:0.33'' H x 10'' L x 7.01'' WNumber of Pages:154Language:English
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Book Title: Anabasis
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: Historical
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Author: Xenophon
Item Length: 10 in
Book Series: Xenophon Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
