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In which Xenophon recounts the march of the Greeks in support of Cyrus to overthrow the Persian king Artaxerxes, only for Darius to perish in the victory, leaving the Greeks alone in enemy territory, bereft of officers (who are murdered during peace talks), to march home again over the course of a year, during which they are under constant attack, and the Greeks presumably depopulated the wildlife of the middle east for sacrifices to determine the validity of their decisions--in some instances multiple times until they got the result they wanted.
In which Xenophon recounts the march of the Greeks in support of Cyrus to overthrow the Persian king Artaxerxes, only for Darius to perish in the victory, leaving the Greeks alone in enemy territory, bereft of officers (who are murdered during peace talks), to march home again over the course of a year, during which they are under constant attack, and the Greeks presumably depopulated the wildlife of the middle east for sacrifices to determine the validity of their decisions--in some instances multiple times until they got the result they wanted.
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This book is a story of a large group of Greek mercenaries that went to Persia to fight with Cyrus, a dynamic and famous son of the king of Persia, who was fighting to take over his father's kingdom. After some initial success, the enemy killed Cyrus, and the Greeks found themselves in Persia surrounded by hostile forces. Even more interesting, the leaders of the Greeks were betrayed and murdered and left the band without any leadership. The author Xenophon ends up taking command and taking this large force home. They had to fight through the Persian army and several barbarian tribes. In addition, they had to deal with starvation, winter weather, and other problems.
The account was fascinating throughout. I wondered how the Greeks would get out of each situation. The different groups they met along the way were engaging. I found the ancient Armenian customs intriguing. It was interesting to see the morality of the times. They were good men but did things that we would consider unacceptable today.
The reader was excellent and made listening to the book enjoyable. I highly recommend the audiobook to anyone interested in ancient history or different cultures.
I originally wrote this review on 2/27/2008.
The account was fascinating throughout. I wondered how the Greeks would get out of each situation. The different groups they met along the way were engaging. I found the ancient Armenian customs intriguing. It was interesting to see the morality of the times. They were good men but did things that we would consider unacceptable today.
The reader was excellent and made listening to the book enjoyable. I highly recommend the audiobook to anyone interested in ancient history or different cultures.
I originally wrote this review on 2/27/2008.