Xenophon's Anabasis, or, The expedition of Cyrus Flower, Michael A. creator text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu New York Oxford University Press 2012 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) : maps Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus, is one of the most exciting historical narratives--as well as the most important autobiographical work--to have survived from ancient Greece. It tells the story of Cyrus, a young and charismatic Persian prince, who in 401 BC enlisted more than ten thousand Greek mercenaries in an attempt to seize the vast Persian empire for himself. Cyrus was killed in a great battle, most of the Greek commanders subsequently fell victim to treachery, and an Athenian aristocrat by the name of Xenophon found himself in the unexpected position of taking charge and leading the Greeks from the vicinity of Babylon in modern Iraq back to the Greek cities in Turkey. This book both places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and, by employing a variety of critical methods, opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes. Interrelated chapters investigate Xenophon's self-representation as a model leader, his possible didactic and apologetic purposes for writing, the generic expectations of his contemporary audience, the factual accuracy of the Anabasis, and the ways in which the gods are depicted as intervening in human affairs. This book unveils the literary artistry and narrative strategies that have gone into shaping one of the greatest survival stories of all time.-- The Anabasis in context -- Xenophon as author, narrator, and agent -- Let it be fact and let it be fiction? -- Style and the shaping of narrative -- Xenophon takes command -- Xenophon on trial -- Reading the Anabasis -- The hand of God artfully placed. specialized Michael Flower. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-gr--- a-ir--- the Younger Cyrus approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C Xenophon the Younger Cyrus approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C Anabasis (Xenophon) Greece History Expedition of Cyrus, 401 B.C Historiography Iran History To 640 Historiography Grèce Histoire 401 av. J.-C. (Expédition de Cyrus) Historiographie Iran Histoire Jusqu'à 651 Historiographie Historiography Greece Iran Expedition of Cyrus (Greece : 401 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353071 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9RxmbVmbGMCPhyjjK To 640 fast PA4494.A7 F56 2012eb 935.05092 Oxford approaches to classical literature 9780190261221 0190261226 9780195188677 0195188675 9780195188684 0195188683 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/8301 QCL 150407 20260319160925.7 in00005711991 eng