Xenophon: Anabasis Book III

First comprehensive commentary on a section of Anabasis in English for a century, reflecting scholarly advances for students and scholars.

Luuk Huitink (Edited by), Tim Rood (Edited by)

9781107079236, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 March 2019

234 pages, 3 b/w illus. 2 maps
22.3 x 14.4 x 1.6 cm, 0.39 kg

'This is a fine contribution to the 'Green and Yellow' series, and a valuable addition to the Anabasis' growing bibliography. It wholly succeeds in its ambition to demonstrate the important contribution that Xenophon made to Greek historiography and will be no doubt prove essential reading for students and scholars alike.' Jan Haywood, The Classical Review

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA], Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]