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Encyclopedia: Xenophon

Xenophon (In Greek Ξενοφῶν, c. 427–355 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, was a soldier, mercenary and an admirer of Socrates and is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the sayings of Socrates, and the life of Greece.

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How to say "Xenophon" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	色诺芬
	(Japanese)	クセノポン
	(German)	Xenophon
	(Spanish)	Jenofonte
	(French)	Xénophon
	(Italian)	Senofonte (storico)

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Scillus

Scillus is a location in Elis, south of Olympia where Xenophon retired after his exile from Athens. It had been under Spartan control at the end of the Peloponnesian War, and the Spartans had given Xenophon some land in it. It is near the modern villages of Chrestena and Mazi...

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Paralus

Paralus is "A titular see, suffragan of Cabasa in Ægyptus Secunda. One of the seven mouths of the Nile, Sebennys or Paralus was situated there." [1] Paralus (trireme) is the state trireme of Athens. See also Xenophon's Hellenica...

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Jesse M. Martin

Xenophon Overton Pindall, who was acting governor during the unexpired term of John Sebastian Little, who had resigned due to an emotional breakdown. Preceded by : Xenophon Overton Pindall Governor of...

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Anabasis (Xenophon)

Anabasis is the most famous work of the Greek writer Xenophon. The journey it narrates is his best known accomplishment. Xenophon accompanied a large army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the... captured by treachery. Xenophon played an instrumental role in encouraging the Greek army of 10,000 to...

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Anabasis

texts with the name: Anabasis (Xenophon) by the Greek writer Xenophon (431–360 BC) Anabasis...

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Aeneas Tacticus

contemporary of Xenophon and identical with the Arcadian general Aeneas of Stymphalus, whom Xenophon...

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Battle of Cunaxa

The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his elder brother Arsaces, who had seized the Persian throne as Artaxerxes II in 404 BC. Cyrus gathered an army of Greek mercenaries (including the historian, Xenophon) and met Artaxerxes at Cunaxa, 70 kilometres North of...

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Bithyni

The Bithyni were a Thracian tribe who, along with the Thyni, migrated to Bithynia in Anatolia - a region which they gave their name to. Herodotus, Xenophon and Strabo all repeat this folk etymology, with its division into 'twin' tribes named Thyni and bi-Thyni, which may simply be a Greek attempt...

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Lycurgus (Sparta)

Lycurgus was the legendary lawgiver of Sparta, who established the military-oriented reformation of Spartan society in accordance with the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. He is referenced by ancient historians Herodotus, Xenophon, and Plutarch. It is not clear if this Lycurgus was an actual historical...

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354 BC

. Births Deaths Xenophon, Greek author Dion, tyrant of Syracuse (assassinated...

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