A review by binstonbirchill
The Persian Expedition by Xenophon

3.0

Xenophon and a few of his pals (10,000 to be exact) march from Sardis (modern west Turkey) to Babylon then turn north and march through the mountains of Armenia, skirt the black sea all the way to Byzantium (or Constantinople, or Istanbul). They begin as mercenaries in the pay of Prince Cyrus who wants to overthrow the King of Persia and events determine where they go from there. Xenophon was a general in this expedition, and if you take him at his word he was a pretty darn nice one. This book doesn't reach the lofty heights of Thucydides, Herodotus, Arrian or Livy but it is certainly worth a read for those who love all things Greece. The 50 page introduction is well worth a look as well, I liked the intro and the last 100 pages or so of Xenophon's journey the most.