The Retreat Of The Ten Thousands

The Retreat Of The Ten Thousands

By C. Witt
Michael Caine
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Length4h 59m

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The Retreat of the Ten Thousand refers to the historical event documented in Xenophon's "Anabasis." The Anabasis is an ancient Greek work that recounts the journey of a Greek mercenary army, led by Cyrus the Younger, into the Persian Empire and their subsequent harrowing retreat.

Audiobook details

GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 5, 2024
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1PREFACE
22XXI THE TREACHERY OF TISSAPHERNES
2I THE GREAT KING
23XXII XENOPHON
3II THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
24XXIII ELECTION OF OFFICERS
4III HELLAS
25XXIV XENOPHON ADDRESSES THE TROOPS
5IV THE RIVAL BROTHERS
26XXV ANNOYED BY MITHRIDATES
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6V PREPARATIONS
27XXVI HARASSED BY TISSAPHERNES
7VI ON THE MARCH
28XXVII THE LAST OF TISSAPHERNES
8VII THE PRINCESS EPYAXA
29XXVIII THE RIVER OR THE MOUNTAINS?
9VIII CLEARCHUS
30XXIX THE CARDUCHIANS
10IX NEGOTIATIONS AT TARSUS
31XXX SEIZING A PASS
11X FROM TARSUS TO MYRIANDUS
32XXXI A LONG DAY’S FIGHTING
12XI THE CROSSING OF THE EUPHRATES
33XXXII THE CROSSING OF THE KENTRITES
13XII IN THE DESERT
34XXXIII THE SATRAP TIRIBAZUS
14XIII THE TREACHERY OF ORONTES
35XXXIV AN ARMENIAN WINTER
15XIV THE KING APPROACHES
36XXXV ARMENIAN VILLAGES
16XV BEFORE THE BATTLE.
37XXXVI THE TAOCHIANS
17XVI THE BATTLE OF CUNAXA
38XXXVII THE SEA! THE SEA!
18XVII THE TREATY WITH ARIÆUS
39XXXVIII THE MACRONIANS AND THE COLCHIANS
19XVIII THE TREATY WITH THE GREAT KING
40XXXIX THE GAMES AT TREBIZOND
20XIX THE DEFECTION OF ARIÆUS
41XL THE AFTER-LIFE OF XENOPHON
21XX A CONFERENCE WITH TISSAPHERNES

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