Xenophon's Retreat Greece, Persia, and the End of the Golden Age |
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| Author:
| Waterfield, Robin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03073-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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In The Expedition of Cyrus, Xenophon told how, in 401 B.C., a band of Greek mercenaries traveled east to fight for the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to wrest the throne from his brother. With this first masterpiece forming the backbone of his book, Waterfield explores what remains unsaid and assumed in Xenophon's account.
In The Expedition of Cyrus, Xenophon told how, in 401 B.C., a band of Greek mercenaries traveled east to fight for the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to wrest the throne from his brother. With this first masterpiece forming the backbone of his book, Waterfield explores what remains unsaid and assumed in Xenophon's account.