Xenophon's retreat : Greece, Persia, and the end of the Golden Age

Author/Creator:

Waterfield, Robin, 1952-

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2006

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Xenophon's retreat : Greece, Persia, and the end of the Golden Age / Robin Waterfield

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Cyrus,the Younger,approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C.
Xenophon
Xenophon.Anabasis
Greece--History--Expedition of Cyrus, 401 B.C.

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

1. The battle of Cunaxa -- 2. Greeks and Persians -- 3. Xenophon and his times -- 4. The intrigues of Cyrus -- 5. The army musters -- 6. The journey begins -- 7. Xenophon takes command -- 8. Fearful odds -- 9. "The sea! The sea!" -- 10. Xenophon's retreat -- 11. The legacy of the battle

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990021897350302486

ISBN:

0674023560
9780674023567

OCLC Number:

70167861

Barcode:

050000040356