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Anabasis (Loeb Classical Library 90): 090

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Description for Anabasis (Loeb Classical Library 90): 090 hardcover. The "Anabasis" by Xenophon (c. 430 c. 354 BCE) is an eyewitness account of Greek mercenaries' challenging 'March Up-Country' from Babylon back to the coast of Asia Minor under Xenophon s guidance in 401 BCE, after their leader Cyrus the Younger fell in a failed campaign against his brother. Translator(s): Brownson, C.L. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 458. *
Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BCE) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. After the defeat of Cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. Later he wrote the famous vivid account of this 'March Up-Country' (Anabasis); but meanwhile he entered service under the Spartans against the Persian king, married happily, and joined the staff of the Spartan king, Agesilaus. But Athens ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Loeb
Condition
New
Number of Pages
652
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674991019
SKU
9780674991019
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About Xenophon Xenophon
Carleton Lewis Brownson (1866-1948) was Professor of Classical Languages at the City College of New York. John Dillery is Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia.

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