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Anabasis

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Anabasis
Full titleAnabasis (The Persian Expedition)
AuthorXenophon
Pages309
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Why it’s on the listTen thousand Greek mercenaries stranded deep in Persia after their employer is killed, electing their own officers and marching home — written by one of the men who led the march.

Where I heard about it

  • Replies to @typesfast — an answer to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in his thread, June 2025.

About this edition

Written in the fourth century BC, so no modern publication year is recorded here. My original note also lists “The Anabasis of Alexander”, which is Arrian’s separate work on Alexander; the repeated mention of Xenophon is what this card follows.

Connections

  • What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
  • History
  • Leadership
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