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Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the end of the Golden Age

Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the end of the Golden Age

by RobinWaterfield (Author)

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It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and Armenia, and down to the coast of the Black Sea, fighting all the way, harried on all sides by Persian forces, wild mountain tribesmen, and a bitter winter... A gripping adventure full of drama, human interest, strong characters, pathos, and triumph.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber
Published: 06 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 0571223842
ISBN 13: 9780571223848
Book Overview: Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the end of the Golden Age is Robin Waterfield's epic story of a band of Greek mercenaries stranded in Persia, forced to fight their way home across deadly terrain.

Media Reviews
'A timeless story as well as a vivid tale of its times.' BBC History Magazine
Author Bio
Robin Waterfield has translated editions of Plato's Republic, Symposium and Gorgias. He provided the introduction for the Penguin Modern Classic edition of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (2004).