The Persian Expedition: Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)(English / Greek Modern)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for The Persian Expedition: Persian Expedition Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 26 June 1975
- Format: Paperback 384 pages
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- Categories: European History | Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Travel Writing
- ISBN 13: 9780140440072 ISBN 10: 0140440070
- Sales rank: 85,579
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Full description for The Persian Expedition: Persian Expedition
In "The Persian Expedition", Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides an enthralling eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne. When the Greeks were then betrayed by their Persian employers, they were forced to march home through hundreds of miles of difficult terrain - adrift in a hostile country and under constant attack from the unforgiving Persians and warlike tribes. In this outstanding description of endurance and individual bravery, Xenophon, one of those chosen to lead the retreating army, provides a vivid narrative of the campaign and its aftermath, and his account remains one of the best pictures we have of Greeks confronting a 'barbarian' world.
