This is the first comprehensive commentary on a section of Xenophon’s Anabasis in English for almost a century. It provides up-to-date guidance on literary, historical and cultural aspects of the Anabasis and will help undergraduate students to read Greek better. It also incorporates recent advances in Xenophontic scholarship and Greek linguistics, showcasing in particular Xenophon’s linguistic innovations and varied style. Advanced students and professional scholars will also profit from the sustained attention which this commentary devotes to Xenophon’s varied narrative strategies and to the reception of episodes from Anabasis III in antiquity. The introduction and commentary show that Xenophon is just as important (if not more so) to the development of Greek historiography, and of Greek prose in general, as Herodotus and Thucydides.The commentary provides ample linguistic support to help students read with greater fluency The introduction provides context for Xenophon’s place in the development of Greek historiography and prose Pays great attention to the specifics of Xenophon’s diction and styleTable of Contents List of maps and figures Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Cyrus and the Persian empire 2. The Ten Thousand 3. Xenophon’s life 4. The Anabasis 5. Xenophon’s diction 6. Style: speech and narrative 7. The textual tradition Commentary Appendix: chronology and topography.
