The Landmark Xenophon's Anabasis

The Landmark Xenophon's Anabasis
Author: Xenophon
Publisher: Pantheon
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 030790685X

The Landmark Xenophon’s Anabasis is the definitive edition of the ancient classic—also known as The March of the Ten Thousand or The March Up-Country—which chronicles one of the greatest true-life adventures ever recorded. As Xenophon’s narrative opens, the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger is marshaling an army to usurp the throne from his brother Artaxerxes the King. When Cyrus is killed in battle, ten thousand Greek soldiers he had hired find themselves stranded deep in enemy territory, surrounded by forces of a hostile Persian king. When their top generals are arrested, the Greeks have to elect new leaders, one of whom is Xenophon, a resourceful and courageous Athenian who leads by persuasion and vote. What follows is his vivid account of the Greeks’ harrowing journey through extremes of territory and climate, inhabited by unfriendly tribes who often oppose their passage. Despite formidable obstacles, they navigate their way to the Black Sea coast and make their way back to Greece. This masterful new translation by David Thomas gives color and depth to a story long studied as a classic of military history and practical philosophy. Edited by Shane Brennan and David Thomas, the text is supported with numerous detailed maps, annotations, appendices, and illustrations. The Landmark Xenophon’s Anabasis offers one of the classical Greek world’s seminal tales to readers of all levels.

Xenophon’s ›Anabasis‹ and its Reception

Xenophon’s ›Anabasis‹ and its Reception
Author: Tim Rood
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3110793482

This volume constitutes the first large-scale collaborative reflection on Xenophon’s Anabasis, gathering experts on Greek historiography and Xenophon. It is structured in three sections: the first section provides a linear reading of the Anabasis through chapters on select episodes (from Book 1 through Book 7), including the opening, Cyrus’ characterisation, the meeting of Socrates and Xenophon, Xenophon’s leadership, the marches through Armenia and along the Black Sea coast and the service under Seuthes in Thrace. The second section offers an in-depth exploration of hitherto overlooked recurrent themes. Based on new approaches and scholarly trends, it focuses on topics such as the concept of friendship, the speeches of characters other than Xenophon, the suffering of the human body, the role of rumour and misrepresentation, and the depiction of emotions. The third section offers a more thorough investigation of the manifold reception of this work (in Antiquity, Byzantium, Renaissance, modern period, in cinema studies and illustrations). Finally, in acknowledgement of the Anabasis’ long history as a pedagogical text, the volume contains an envoi on the importance and benefits of teaching Xenophon and the Anabasis, more specifically.

Xenophon's Anabasis, Or The Expedition of Cyrus

Xenophon's Anabasis, Or The Expedition of Cyrus
Author: Michael A. Flower
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2012-07-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0195188683

Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus, is one of the most famous survival stories ever written and the most important autobiographical work to have survived from ancient Greece. This book places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes.

American Journal of Philology

American Journal of Philology
Author: Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve
Publisher:
Total Pages: 430
Release: 1921
Genre: Classical philology
ISBN:

Each number includes "Reviews and book notices."

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 750
Release: 1911
Genre: Special education
ISBN:

Xenophon: Anabasis Book III

Xenophon: Anabasis Book III
Author: Xenophon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2019-03-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107079233

First comprehensive commentary on a section of Anabasis in English for a century, reflecting scholarly advances for students and scholars.

U.S. Military Operations in Iraq

U.S. Military Operations in Iraq
Author: Kate Phillips
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2006
Genre: Iraq War, 2003-2011
ISBN:

A colloquium on "U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation" was held November 2, 2005, and was co-sponsored by SSI and Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Three years beyond the start of that transition, the debate continues about the adequacy of planning for and proficiency of execution of Phase IV operations in Iraq and elsewhere. The debate most often surrounds three issues concerning this final operational phase: the relationship to preceding operational phases; responsibility for planning; and responsibility for execution. Much of the debate to this point has been an unproductive effort to assign blame for shortcomings in the planning for and execution of stability and reconstruction operations; participants in the colloquium moved beyond finding fault, began analyzing the central issues, and addressed solutions.