The Symbolism of Anabasis
The Anabasis (Αναβασις, accent on the second syllable, like “Boleskine”) is the history of a military campaign. Written by Xenophon in the fifth century BCE, it chronicles the progress of an army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger to overthrow his brother Artaxerxes, the Emperor of Persia. Anabasis in History In the first