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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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.
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