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Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age
Robin Waterfield
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Description for Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age
Paperback. It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and Armenia, and down to the coast of the Black Sea, fighting all the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and Armenia, and down to the coast of the Black Sea, fighting all the way, harried on all sides by Persian forces, wild mountain tribesmen, and a bitter winter...
A gripping adventure full of drama, human interest, strong characters, pathos, and triumph.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571223848
SKU
V9780571223848
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Ref
99-12
About Robin Waterfield
Robin Waterfield has translated editions of Plato's Republic, Symposium and Gorgias. He provided the introduction for the Penguin Modern Classic edition of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (2004).
Reviews for Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age
"'A timeless story as well as a vivid tale of its times.' BBC History Magazine"