The Expedition of Cyrus
'Men, the enemy troops you can see are all that stands between us and the place we have for so long been determined to reach. We must find a way to eat them alive!'The Expedition of Cyrus tells the story of the march of the Ten Thousand. The exploits of this famous army of Greek mercenaries in modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq were described by one of their leaders, the Athenian historian and philosopher Xenophon. They were recruited at the end of the fifth century BC by a young Persian prince, Cyrus, who rose in revolt against his brother, the king of Persia. After Cyrus' death, the army was left stranded in the desert of Mesopotamia,…
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Weitere Autoren: Rood, Tim (Hrsg.) / Waterfield, Robin (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-160504-8
- EAN: 9780191605048
- Produktnummer: 13931426
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'260 KB
- Abbildungen: one map
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