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At the beginning of Book 2, Cyrus is dead, but the Greeks are victorious. By the end of Book 2, every Greek general is dead through Tissaphernes’ treachery. How did this happen? What does this have to do with Clearchus, the de facto Greek general, and in particular with his piety? And what is the hidden meaning of… palm trees? Continue Reading …
Combat & Classics Ep. 53 Xenophon’s “Anabasis” Book 1
Brian, Shilo, and Jeff start their reading of Xenophon’s great adventure story, “The Anabasis” — or “Ascent” — “of Cyrus.” We have a new Cyrus; is he the same as the old Cyrus? How is Cyrus the Younger different from Cyrus the Great? (Is he Cyrus the not-so-Great?) And whose ascent is Xenophon’s title talking about, since Cyrus the Continue Reading …