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Shane Brennan, associate professor of history at the American University in Dubai, joins the show to discuss the new Landmark edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, which he co-edits. The Anabasis, long unjustly neglected, is Xenophon's classic memoir of war and command in the lands which today constitute Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
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- 01:26 - Introduction
- 05:07 - Who was Xenophon
- 06:09 - Late 5th century Athens
- 09:07 - Prince Cyrus of Persia
- 12:17 - The Greek's position and Xenophon's rise to leadership
- 16:46 - The army's path though Syria, Iraq and Turkey
- 20:42 - The end of Xenophon's expedition
- 23:42 - Xenophon's lessons for military leadership today
- 27:40 - Importance of Xenophon's work
Recorded December 9, 2021
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