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  • Anabasis: The Persian Expedition (Illustrated Edition)

    by Xenophon ...
    Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 354 B.C.) was a Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher, living at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history, writing about the philosophy of Socrates, the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and the Persian expedition that formed the basis of his most famous work, Anabasis. In addition to his own works, he influenced the account of the ... Read more

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  • Anabasis

    by Xenophon ...
    An ancient Greek mercenary soldier's account of leading an army on a dangerous march from Babylon to the Black Sea.Hired by a Persian prince hoping to take the throne from his brother, Xenophon was one professional soldier in an army of many when disaster struck and their leaders were killed or captured, leaving them stranded. Along with two others chosen by their fellow soldiers, Xenophon would ... Read more

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  • Xenophon's Cyrus the Great

    The Arts of Leadership and War

    by Xenophon ...
    This classic portrait of the ancient Persian king is "still the best book on leadership" (Peter F. Drucker).Cyrus, a great Persian leader, was so widely and memorably respected that a hundred years later, Xenophon of Athens wrote this admiring book about the greatest leader of his era. Among his many achievements, this great leader of wisdom and virtue founded and extended the Persian Empire; ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Anabasis

    by Xenophon ...
    Anabasis is the most famous work of the ancient Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. It gives an account of the expedition of the Ten Thousand, an army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger to help him seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II, in 401 BC. ... Read more

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  • Anabasis: The Persian Expedition

    by Xenophon, ...
    A remarkable tale about a historical expedition. Here, in one of the most famous books by Xenophon, the author gives first hand account of the celebrated march of ten thousand Greeks towards Persia to aid Cyrus the Younger. Cyrus sets out to dethrone his brother Artaxerxes in Persia. It is a vivid account which transports us to the author's time, and enables us to relive the sensational adventure. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Persian Expedition

    by Xenophon ...
    A gripping ancient military memoir that shows how a fragmented expedition copes when command collapses, offering concrete lessons on logistics, morale, and small-unit decision making.If you're following the Iran War, Xenophon’s eyewitness narrative surfaces enduring observations about command breakdown and long retreats after a sudden leadership loss. this trend recounts how the Ten Thousand Greek ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates (Illustrated Edition)

    by Xenophon ...
    Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 354 B.C.) Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher, living at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history, writing about the philosophy of Socrates, the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and the Persian expedition that formed the basis of his most famous work, Anabasis. In addition to his own works, he influenced the account of the ... Read more

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  • Anabasis

    by Xenophon ...
    Translated by Hwnry Graham Dakyns ...
    The Anabasis is his story of the march to Persia to aid Cyrus, who enlisted Greek help to try and take the throne from Artaxerxes, and the ensuing return of the Greeks, in which Xenophon played a leading role. This occurred between 401 B.C. and March 399 B.C. The Anabasis (composed at Scillus between 379 and 371) is a work of singular interest, and is brightly and pleasantly written. Xenophon, ... Read more

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  • Memories of Socrates

    Memorabilia and Apology

    by Xenophon ...
    Translated by Martin Hammond ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Who would you say knows himself?' In 399 BCE Socrates was tried in Athens on charges of irreligion and corruption of the young, convicted, and sentenced to death. Like Plato, an almost exact contemporary, in his youth Xenophon (c. 430-c. 354 BCE) was one of the circle of mainly upper-class young Athenians attracted to Socrates' teaching. His Memorabilia is both a passionate defence of Socrates ... Read more

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  • Conversations of Socrates

    by Xenophon ...
    Translated by Hugh Tredennick, Robin Waterfield ...
    After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views. In ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cyropaedia; The Education of Cyrus (Illustrated)

    by Xenophon ...
    Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 354 B.C.) was a Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher who lived at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history. Although he was recognized as a great writer and poet in his lifetime, Xenophons involvement with Spartan politics and fighting led to his exile from Athens, and his association with Socrates probably did not help. His short treatise on ... Read more

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  • The Expedition of Cyrus

    by Xenophon ...
    Translated by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Men, the enemy troops you can see are all that stands between us and the place we have for so long been determined to reach. We must find a way to eat them alive!' The Expedition of Cyrus tells the story of the march of the Ten Thousand. The exploits of this famous army of Greek mercenaries in modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq were described by one of their leaders, the Athenian historian and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD