The Landmark Xenophon's Anabasis - Hardcover
by Shane Brennan (Editor), Robert B. Strassler (Editor), David Thomas (Editor)
"This new translation of the ancient classic, which is one of the greatest true-life adventure stories ever recorded, a fascinating tale of fraught and dangerous journey. The narrative tells of ten thousand Greek soldiers stranded deep in hostile Persia, their commander dead. Xenophon was appointed as one of their leaders, and he chronicled the harrowing journey as he led the marching republic north to the Black Sea. Supplements the text with detailed maps and annotations that place the work in historical context."--
Author Biography
SHANE BRENNAN is Associate Professor of History and Classics at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. From 2016-22 he taught at the American University in Dubai, UAE, and from 2011-16 at Mardin Artuklu University in the south-east of Türkiye. He has co-edited and contributed to several books and is the author of a travelogue based on Xenophon's Anabasis, In the Tracks of the Ten Thousand, and a monograph, Xenophon's Anabasis: A Socratic History.
DAVID THOMAS trained in classics at the University of Oxford, being awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in 1978 and returning to Xenophontic studies in 2003 on his retirement from his career in finance. He is the author of the introduction to The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika and serves as a vice president of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. ROBERT B. STRASSLER is an unaffiliated scholar who holds an honorary Doctorate of Humanities and Letters from Bard College and is chairman of the Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.