Author · about 430 to 354 BC
Xenophon
Xenophon was an Athenian soldier, historian and student of Socrates who helped lead ten thousand Greeks home from Persia.
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Life milestones
Student of Socrates
He wrote about him in the Memorabilia.
Exiled
Athens banished him for siding with Sparta.
Many books
History, horses, hunting and how to run a home.
Inspired Alexander
His books shaped later generals.
Timeline
- c. 430 BC
Born in Athens.
- 401 BC
Joins the march of Cyrus.
- 400 BC
Reaches the Black Sea.
- 399 BC
Hands the army to the Spartans.
- c. 354 BC
Dies, probably in Corinth.
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Image credits
- Xenophon, Unknown authorUnknown author. Scan by User:Gabor, Public domain
- Adrien Guignet - Retreat of the ten thousand, Adrien Guignet, Public domain