Anabasis

Xenophon’s gripping firsthand account tells how ten thousand Greek mercenaries, stranded deep in hostile Persian territory after their employer’s death in battle, fought their way home across a thousand miles of mountains, rivers, and enemy armies. Elected a leader during the ordeal, Xenophon records the desperate march with vivid immediacy—the famous cry of ‘The sea! The sea!’ when the survivors finally glimpse the Black Sea remains one of the great moments in ancient literature. Part military memoir, part adventure, part meditation on leadership and endurance, the Anabasis is a thrilling true story that has inspired soldiers and readers for millennia.