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Xenophon: The Persian Expedition

Anabasis
Series: Greek Texts
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Xenophon: The Persian Expedition presents approximately 800-850 lines from the Anabasis in the original Greek, complemented by English summaries to provide insight into the complete narrative. The text details Xenophonโ€™s thrilling adventure as he leads Greek mercenaries through perilous territories, offering readers a glimpse into ancient military history and leadership.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is tailored for students, particularly those preparing for GCSE, as it includes helpful notes on content and language alongside a consolidated vocabulary requiring only basic grammar knowledge.

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This volume, originally published in 1978, offers some 800-850 lines of
the 'Anabasis' in Greek with English summaries of the intervening
passages to give an idea of the whole of Xenophon's exciting adventure.
Notes assist with content and language; they
assume only basic grammatical knowledge. The edition includes a consolidated
vocabulary.

Provides Xenophon's exciting adventure 'Anabasis' in Greek with English summaries, and Notes to help with content and language and a consolidated vocabulary for the beginner.
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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

This book offers some 800-850 lines of the Anabasis in Greek with English summaries of the intervening passages to give an idea of the whole of Xenophon's exciting adventure. Notes at the foot of each page assist with content and language, and a consolidated vocabulary which assumes only basic grammatical knowledge.

The book was specifically designed to offer a number of reasonably self-contained prescriptions for GCSE to replace the old 'blue Macmillan' editions of individual books.

Series: Greek Texts

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780906515112

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 1991

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol Classical Press

Contributors:

  • Volume editor Stephen Usher
  • Edited by J. Antrich
  • Edited by Stephen Usher

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 302g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Stephen Usher was Senior Lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK.

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