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Xenophon

-430–-354

4 non-fiction

Xenophon was a Greek soldier, historian and philosopher whose works cover Socrates, Persia, Sparta and military command.

Xenophon is best known for the Anabasis, his account of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries retreating from Persia. He also wrote the Hellenica, Socratic works, the Cyropaedia and treatises on household management, horsemanship and command.

For the site, Xenophon belongs in Classical as both a historical source and a participant-observer. He supports pages on Greek mercenaries, Achaemenid Persia, Sparta, Socrates and the practical experience of military leadership.

Periods and events

Athenian Democracy508–322 BCE Classical Greece480–323 BCE Rise of Macedon359–336 BCE Spartac. 700–371 BCE

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Non-fiction by Xenophon (4 books)

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