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The landmark Xenophon's Anabasis / a new translation by David Thomas with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index ; edited by Shane Brennan and David Thomas.
Van Pelt Library PA4495 .A5313 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Xenophon, author.
- Series:
- Landmark series
- Standardized Title:
- Anabasis. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Cyrus, the Younger, approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C.
- Cyrus.
- History.
- Greece--History--Expedition of Cyrus, 401 B.C--Sources.
- Greece.
- Iran--History--To 640--Sources.
- Iran.
- Genre:
- History.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- lxix, 585, 16 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Summary:
- "This new translation of the ancient classic, which is one of the greatest true-life adventure stories ever recorded, a fascinating tale of fraught and dangerous journey. The narrative tells of ten thousand Greek soldiers stranded deep in hostile Persia, their commander dead. Xenophon was appointed as one of their leaders, and he chronicled the harrowing journey as he led the marching republic north to the Black Sea. Supplements the text with detailed maps and annotations that place the work in historical context."-- Publisher's description.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-530) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780307906854
- 030790685X
- OCLC:
- 1285696965
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