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The march up country : a translation of Xenophon's Anabasis / W.H.D. Rouse.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Xenophon.
- Standardized Title:
- Anabasis. English. 1964
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cyrus, the Younger, approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C.
- Cyrus.
- Iran--History--To 640.
- Iran.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 205 pages : map. ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : Univ. of Michigan Press, [1964]
- Summary:
- In 401 B.C. the Middle East was as much the center of the world attention as it is today. Ten thousand Greeks joined the army of Cyros marching on Babylon to overthrow the great King of the Persians, Artaxerxes. Among the Greeks was an Athenian gentleman, Xenophon, who went along as a sightseer but soon found himself cast in the main role. At Cunaxa, Cyros' forces met and resoundingly defeated the tremendous army of the King, but Cyros was killed while leading the attack. Stranded a thousand miles from home, the Greeks chose Xenophon as their new leader. The wealthy Athenian squire rose to the challenge. Using every trick of the pioneer in hostile territory, he brought his men back to safety. The March Up Country is a classic of courage and adventure.
- ISBN:
- 0472060953
- OCLC:
- 2826775
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