On making prisoners of our generals, they expected that we should perish from want of direction and order. It is incumbent, therefore, on our present… - Xenophon
" "On making prisoners of our generals, they expected that we should perish from want of direction and order. It is incumbent, therefore, on our present commanders to be far more vigilant than our former ones, and on those under command to be far more orderly, and more obedient to their officers, at present than they were before…On the very day that such resolution is passed, they will see before them ten thousand Clearchuses instead of one.
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About Xenophon
Xenophon (Greek Ξενοφῶν, c. 431 BC – c. 354 BC) was an Athenian author, historian and mercenary, who led the epic retreat of the Ten Thousand from Mesopotamia to the Black Sea coast. He knew Socrates, Cyrus the Younger and Agesilaus II of Sparta, and wrote about all of them.
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Native Name:
Ξενοφών
Also Known As:
Attic Muse
Alternative Names:
Xenophon of Athens
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