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Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BCE) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. After the defeat of Cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. Later he wrote the famous vivid account of this 'March Up-Country' (Anabasis); but meanwhile he entered service under the Spartans against the Persian king, married happily, and joined the staff of the Spartan king, Agesilaus. But Athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. The Spartans gave him an estate near Elis where he lived for years writing and hunting and educating his sons. Reconciled to Sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth.
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We also have his Hiero, a dialogue on government; Agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon (on the Spartan system); Ways and Means (on the finances of Athens); Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds. The Constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens. These eight books are collected in the last of the seven volumes of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Xenophon.
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This book would not make a good movie. Really it wouldn't!!,
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Now that I have hopefully prevented various pretenders from ruining the Anabasis like the Iliad and other works have been ruined by the mass media let me say that this book has had a profound influence on my life. I don't understand why but Xenophon in particular reaches out across time to speak to me in a way that most other ancient authors do not. I can say nothing better about a book. His analyses are not always correct but they are always insightful. One of my favorite stories of all time.
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Miraculous escape.,
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Cyrus engages a group of Greek as mercenaries, without saying that he will fight against his brother Artaxerxes to capture the throne of Persia. When Curys unveils his intentions, the Greek first don't want to fight, but have no other choice.Cyrus' army is beaten and he dies in the battle of Cunaxa. Artaxerxes asks the Greek to hand in their arms and to surrender, but they refuse. Their leaders are murdered, when they accept an invitation for a negotiation on an orderly retreat. The 10000 Greek begin a hellish and bloody journey of 6000 km back home. During this journey Xenophon becomes one of their leaders. Most of the Greek will survive the ordeal by stealing, pillaging, negotiating alliances, fighting, and by always staying together. Xenophon tells this brutal trek realistically and very lively indeed. He discusses his tactics, explains his choices, speaks to his troops to heighten their morale, encourages the brave and punishes the undisciplined as a ... modern manager. A still very readable account of a passage through hell.
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Simply Brilliant !,
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This review is from: Anabasis (Hardcover)
This is a brilliant book - it is about leadership, covers a real life adventure, is written in a very easy chatty style and provides an insight into life in 4th century B.C.I highly respect Peter Drucker and in his interview in Business 2.0 he mentioned that he learnt the most about leadership from Xenophon's books. And I had to read this book! The introduction is a little boring but once the real story begins it is hard to put down, my third day I finished this book at 3 AM in the morning. One of the best books, I have ever read ( I read a lot!!!)
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