Historical person
Xenophon
431 BCE–355 BCE
Xenophon was an Athenian soldier, historian and student of Socrates. He led part of the Ten Thousand during their retreat from Persia and wrote works on the expedition, Greek politics, leadership, cavalry and household management.
In Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s The Lost Army, Abira follows the Athenian soldier Xenophon and witnesses the army's advance toward Cunaxa, where Cyrus's attempt to seize the throne ends in defeat and leaves the Greeks isolated far from the sea.
In non-fiction, Xenophon is discussed in Xenophon’s Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises, Plutarch’s On Sparta, Xenophon’s Conversations of Socrates, and Xenophon’s The Persian Expedition. In Xenophon’s Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises, this Xenophon collection examines rule, power, household management and practical political order through short treatises and dialogues.
Standalone books
Standalone books featuring Xenophon (2 books)
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring Xenophon (5 books)
Biographies, histories and other non-fiction are listed separately from the historical novels above.
