Anabasis

About “Anabasis”

Anabasis is the most famous work of the Ancient Greek soldier and writer Xenophon. It recounts the expedition of the Ten Thousand, a group of Greek mercenaries who were hired by Cyrus the Younger to assist him in his attempt to take the Persian throne from his brother, Artaxerxes II. The book describes their journey and the challenges they faced during the campaign in 401 BC. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)