Combat and Classics Podcast

Ep. 52 Xenophon's "Anabasis" Book 2


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At the beginning of Book 2, Cyrus is dead, but the Greeks are victorious.  By the end of Book 2, every Greek general is dead through Tissaphernes' treachery.  How did this happen?  What does this have to do with Clearchus, the de facto Greek general, and in particular with his piety?  And what is the hidden meaning of... palm trees?  Join us for the next episode in our reading of Xenophon, in which the author himself makes another brief appearance!

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