Cyrus, the Younger, approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C.; Greece -- History -- Expedition of Cyrus, 401 B.C.; Iran -- History -- To 640
X. FROM TARSUS TO MYRIANDUS 49
XI. THE CROSSING OF THE EUPHRATES 53
XII. IN THE DESERT 57
XIII. THE TREACHERY OF ORONTES 62
XIV. THE KING APPROACHES 65
XV. BEFORE THE BATTLE 71
XVI. THE BATTLE OF CUNAXA 75
XVII. THE TREATY WITH ARIÆUS 81
XVIII. THE TREATY WITH THE GREAT KING 86
XIX. THE DEFECTION OF ARIÆUS 93
XX. A CONFERENCE WITH TISSAPHERNES 96
XXI. THE TREACHERY OF TISSAPHERNES 100
XXII. XENOPHON 105
XXIII. ELECTION OF OFFICERS 110
XXIV. XENOPHON ADDRESSES THE TROOPS 114
XXV. ANNOYED BY MITHRIDATES 119
XXVI. HARASSED BY TISSAPHERNES 124
XXVII. THE LAST OF TISSAPHERNES 129
XXVIII. THE RIVER OR THE MOUNTAINS? 134
XXIX. THE CARDUCHIANS 137
XXX. SEIZING A PASS 141
XXXI. A LONG DAY’S FIGHTING 147
XXXII. THE CROSSING OF THE KENTRITES 151
XXXIII. THE SATRAP TIRIBAZUS 157
XXXIV. AN ARMENIAN WINTER 162
XXXV. ARMENIAN VILLAGES 167
XXXVI. THE TAOCHIANS 171
XXXVII. THE SEA! THE SEA! 177
XXXVIII. THE MACRONIANS AND THE COLCHIANS 181
XXXIX. THE GAMES AT TREBIZOND 185
XL. THE AFTER-LIFE OF XENOPHON 189
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
_PLATES_
ROUTE OF THE TEN THOUSAND _Frontispiece_
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RUINS OF THE PALACE OF PERSEPOLIS 2
RUINS OF PERSEPOLIS: BALUSTRADE OF GREAT STAIRCASE 26
HALL OF THE HUNDRED COLUMNS AT PERSEPOLIS--RESTORED 38
PILLAR FROM HALL OF THE HUNDRED COLUMNS 62
TOMB OF DARIUS I. NEAR PERSEPOLIS 80
THE GREAT KING FIGHTING WITH A MONSTER 88
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