Xenophon - Philosopher, General and Saviour of the 10,000!

Xenophon was, and remains, one of history's most famous philosophers. Not only this, he was a historian, military tactician, essayist, and esteemed student of Socrates. He knew Plato, and the two even shared a friendly rivalry as they both published Socratic Dialogues.

Xenophon was also one of the greatest generals in ancient history. He led the return of the legendary 10,000 Greeks from Persia back to Greece as recounted in the fantastic work, the Anabasis.

Throughout history, ancient Greece and Rome, writers and philosophers from Pausanius to Cicero have sung his praises. A queer icon, military leader, prolific author, and a man with connections, he led a brilliant life. Born in Athens, then exiled for fighting for Sparta, and living out his days in Elis or Corinth, he died the very year Philip II became king of Macedon. Fitting, for the man that the eminent Classicist Professor Dodge called 'the greatest general before Alexander the Great'.

Here is a list of his works below:
Anabasis
Cyropaedia
Hellenica
Agesilaus
Constitution of the Spartans
Memorabilia
Apology
Oeconomicus
Symposium
Hiero
On Horsemanship
Hipparchikos
Hunting with Dogs
Ways and Means

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Sources Used

Ancient Texts:
Pausanius - Description of Greece (Ἑλλάδος Περιήγησις)
Diogenes Laertius - Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (Vitae Philosophorum / Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων)
Xenophon - Anabasis (Ἀνάβασις)

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
1:18 Early Life
2:17 Meeting Socrates
2:49 The 10,000
3:50 Exile from Athens
4:30 Later Life
5:04 Legacy

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