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The Persian Expedition
by

Xenophon,

Bob Venables (Illustrator),

Rex Warner (Translator)

شمس's review

Aug 03, 2017

it was amazing

bookshelves: primary-greek-literature, favourites, folio-scoiety

The story Xenophon tells has been called the world's first great novel...a gripping narrative that builds up a single episode from the past into an exploration of the struggles and the values that shape human destiny." —Preface by Theodore K. Rabb

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I really enjoyed this. Exciting, suspenseful, lots of action, an undertone of seriousness with examples of Socratic Reasoning from Xenophon. A great story.

I think it would be a great for anyone who is looking for an entry into Greek History or before diving into Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon's Hellenica.

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Thanks Mark for getting me to read this much, much sooner than I would have otherwise.

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