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Anabasis

Author: Xenophon

Referenced in 2 episodes

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October 16, 2025

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Referenced as 'a famous account written by the Athenian Xenophon' describing Greek mercenaries who marched through the Persian Empire. This classical work is cited to explain why Greeks believed they could militarily challenge Persia.

August 16, 2023

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Referenced indirectly as 'The March of the 10,000' - the classical Greek work about mercenaries stranded in Iraq who must fight their way back to Greece, mentioned as the basis for the film The Warriors