by Xenophon · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192824301
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«The Expedition of Cyrus» is the historical account by Xenophon, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Xenophon, one of the expedition's leaders, tells how the Ten Thousand, Greek mercenaries in the service of the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger, attempt to overthrow his brother, the king of Persia. After Cyrus's death, the army is lost in Mesopotamia, and their return becomes an exhausting march over mountains and plateaus until they see the sea.
Original title: Anabasis. Oxford World's Classics edition with translation by Robin Waterfield and introduction and notes by Tim Rood.
For readers interested in classical military history, the Greco-Persian world, and ancient survival narratives.
