
No. 19 of 200 · Great Authors
354 BC
Major worksAnabasis, Cyropaedia, Memorabilia, Hellenica
A Greek soldier, historian, and student of Socrates, best known for the Anabasis, his gripping firsthand account of leading ten thousand stranded Greek mercenaries on a desperate march home from deep inside Persia. A versatile writer on history, philosophy, and practical life, he also left us valuable portraits of Socrates and a clear-eyed view of leadership and war.
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