The Retreat of the Ten Thousand

able Abrocamas answered approach archers Ariæus arms arrows Artaxerxes asked Athenians attack Barbarian army Barbarians battle battle of Cunaxa brave brother brought camp captains Carduchians carried Cheirisophus Cilicia Clearchus Colchians command comrades countrymen crossing Cyrus danger daric Darius death difficulty distance empire enemy Euphrates favour fight fled forward friends further gave give gods ground hand hear Hellas Hellene army Hellene soldiers Hellene troops hope hoplites horsemen horses hundred King King's land Macronians manner Menon miles Mithridates moreover mountains night once Orontes palace Parysatis pass Persian empire Pisidians possible province Proxenus ranks reached rear received rest river road RUINS OF PERSEPOLIS Sardis satrap seize sent shields side slaves slingers snow soon Spartan stones Susa Taochians Tarsus tent Thapsacus thousand throne Tiribazus Tissaphernes took treaty Trebizond villages whole Xenophon