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Xenophon Ancient Greek Modern Greek ca 431 355 BC son of Gryllus of the deme Erchia of Athens was a soldier mercenary and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates He is known for his writings on the history of his own times preserving the sayings of Socrates and the life of ancient Greece. The sea of sands search the ruins Historical and biographical worksAnabasis or The Persian Expedition Cyropaedia Hellenica Agesilaus Socratic works and dialoguesMemorabilia Oeconomicus Symposium Apology Hiero Short treatisesOn Horsemanship The Cavalry General Hunting with Dogs Ways and Means Constitution of SpartaONLY ONE MAN CAN LEAD THE GREEK ARMY HOMETrying to help a prince overthrow the king of Persia the Greek army has been betrayed Now the surviving soldiers are trapped in a hostile country as unforgiving enemies attack from all sides. The Sea, the Sea ebook Enter Xenophon a tough and brilliant leader who must guide the retreating Greeks across the treacherous mountains and rivers that stand in their way But can he lead them to freedom and to the great sea that will take them home The Sea the Sea Epics 4 I first read Xenophon s famous expedition in this minipaperback Books IIIIV from his full accounts that is The Persian Expedition I ve found it readable due to Rex Warner s good translation The Sea the Sea Epics 4 A Penguin Epic taken from Xenophon s The Persian Expedition that details the amazing march of the Ten Thousand and their escape from entrapment in hostile territories A fourth century BC work that has been well translated here by Rex Warner. The sea the sea tour There is no content in this book that helps the modern day reader to fully appreciate this incredible march through the territory of the Persian Empire Through modern day Turkey travelling south east to Syria and across into Iraq before turning north following the course of the river Tigris into Armenia fighting hostile forces while crossing snow covered mountain ranges and wide rivers before finally reaching the friendly Greek city of Trapezus on the shore of the Black Sea. The sea the sea rym 5 3 This is just a portion of a much longer work by Xenophon called the Anabasis The Persian Expidition This was the first time I have read Xenophon and I m not terribly impressed so far He didn t frustrate me as much as Thucydides but he s no Herodotus I often found myself losing interest I might read the whole Anabasis one day but I would probably pick a copy with a different translator to see if that helps The Sea the Sea Epics 4 Would I still be working as a manager I certainly would be tempted to devote a leadershipsconference to Xenophon s The Sea The Sea He has so many qualities and is so very good at inspiring his men in their difficult situation To give an example he rather takes up the axe to cut wood than give an order to his tired soldiers Needless to say they soon take the work from his hands and will probably have learned next time to beat him to it The SeaThe Sea is an extract from The Persian Expedition and although it is all about warfare and bloodshed for me it mainly was a wonderful read about Xenophon s creative leadership The Sea the Sea Epics 4 This was certainly a good read I m just not a fan of abridgment If for no other reason than my minimal knowledge of Greek I like to read from as original a text as possible The Sea the Sea Epics 4
Out of the recent epics I have read this one has the most heart It is not as dry or long winded as Herodotus or Homer This tale of getting soldiers home is endearing than the Odysseus story It s a simple succinct narrative that didn t blow me away but entertained me for an afternoon The Sea the Sea Epics 4 I loved this book Some references were not really clarified but overall it gave the thrill of adventure battles along the way and finding a way home against the odds The Sea the Sea Epics 4
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The sea the sea analysis The reader is able to complete this epic unscathed in just eighty five pages The Sea the Sea Epics 4 2
