The March of the Ten Thousand

The March of the Ten Thousand

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1901. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ANABASIS BOOK I. i. i-s i.--Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and the younger Cyrus. Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him. The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus. Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian.1 Now when Darius was dead, and Artaxerxes was established in the kingdom, Tissaphernes brought slanderous accusation against Cyrus before his brother, the king, of harbouring designs against him. And Artaxerxes, listening to the words of Tissaphernes, laid hands upon Cyrus, desiring to put him to death; but his mother made intercession for him, and sent him back again in safety to his province. He then, having so escaped through peril and dishonour, fell to considering, not only how he might avoid ever again being in his brother's power, but how, if possible, he might become king in his stead. Parysatis, his mother, was his first resource; for she had more love for Cyrus than for Artaxerxes upon his throne. Moreover Cyrus's behaviour towards all who came to him from the king's court"was such that, when he sent them away 1 Parrhasia, a district or canton in the south-west of Arcadia. For the incidents in the life of Cyrus referred to, see Hell. I. iv. ; II. i. 7-15. B again, they "wkrA better friends to himself than to the king his brother/ Nor did he neglect the barbarians in his own ser vic'ej bbt-trained them, at once to be cap...
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Country	USA
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Manufacturer	Audio Connoisseur
Binding	Audible Audiobook
Format	Unabridged
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The March of the Ten Thousand

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