Xenophon’s Anabasis: Books I - IV (Greek and English Edition) - Softcover

Mather, Maurice W.; Hewitt, Joseph William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806113472 ISBN 13: 9780806113470

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962

Synopsis

Born in the latter half of the fifth century B.C. near Athens, Xenophon enjoyed the best of educational and social advantages and for a time was a pupil and friend of Socrates. In 401 B.C., however, he was led by promises of adventure and fortune to join the ill-fated expedition of Cyrus against his brother, Artaxerxes the Second of Persia. After Cyrus lost his life and the other officers were murdered, Xenophon became one of the leading spirits of the army, eventually exacting revenge on the Persians, then retiring to Scillus, in Elis, to a life of sporting and literary activity. It was there that he composed the Anabasis, or "Up-Country March," a painstaking but brightly written account of the expedition and his life as a Greek soldier that has endured through the ages.

A clearly written historical and literary introduction, copious notes to the text, and a complete vocabulary make this book invaluable to beginning and advanced students alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Maurice W. Mather, was an instructor at Harvard University at the time of this book's first publication.

Joseph William Hewitt, professor of classics in Wesleyan University respectively at the time of this book's first publication.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 1962
• ISBN 10: 0806113472
• ISBN 13: 9780806113470
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528