{"product_id":"the-anabasis-of-cyrus-9780801489990","title":"The Anabasis of Cyrus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn excellent book for anyone interested in Ancient Greek warfare, or just a rattling good tale.\u003c\/b\u003e― \u003ci\u003eThe NYMAS Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the foundational works of military history and political philosophy, and an inspiration for Alexander the Great, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnabasis \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Cyrus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e recounts the epic story of the Ten Thousand, a band of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger to overthrow his brother, Artaxerxes, king of Persia and the most powerful man on earth. It shows how Cyrus' army was assembled covertly and led from the coast of Asia Minor all the way to Babylon; how the Greeks held the field against a superior Persian force; how Cyrus was killed, leaving the Greeks stranded deep within enemy territory; and how many of them overcame countless dangers and found their way back to Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir remarkable success was due especially to the wily and decisive leadership of Xenophon himself, a student of Socrates who had joined the Ten Thousand and, after most of the Greek generals had been murdered, rallied the despondent Greeks, won a position of leadership, and guided them wisely through myriad obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new translation of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnabasis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Wayne Ambler achieves a masterful combination of liveliness and a fidelity to the original uncommon in other versions. Accompanying Ambler's translation is a penetrating interpretive essay by Eric Buzzetti, one that shows Xenophon to be an author who wove a philosophic narrative into his dramatic tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe translation and interpretive essay encourage renewed study of the \u003ci\u003eAnabasis\u003c\/i\u003e as a work of political philosophy. They also celebrate its high adventure and its hero's adroit decision-making under the most pressing circumstances.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWayne Ambler is Associate Professor and Director of the Herbst Program of Humanities at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Eric Buzzetti is Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College of Concordia University, Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523749744914,"sku":"9780801489990","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b3c7e8c-c699-4698-b4cc-1a4931fe586e.jpg?v=1731167062","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-anabasis-of-cyrus-9780801489990","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}