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When Xenophon and the rearguard heard this, they thought that some other enemies were attacking them from in front. For from behind also the people from the land which was burning were following them, and the rearguard had killed some of them and taken some of them prisoner after making an ambush, and they had captured about 20 wickerwork ...
[6] "The sea" meant that they were at last among Greek cities but it was not the end of their journey, which included a period fighting for Seuthes II of Thrace and ended with their recruitment into the army of the Spartan general Thibron. Xenophon related this story in Anabasis in a simple and direct manner. [citation needed]
Route of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand (red line) in the Achaemenid Empire.The satrapy of Cyrus the Younger is delineated in green.. The Ten Thousand (Ancient Greek: οἱ Μύριοι, hoi Myrioi) were a force of mercenary units, mainly Greeks, employed by Cyrus the Younger to attempt to wrest the throne of the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxerxes II.
Route of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand (red line) in the Achaemenid Empire.The satrapy of Cyrus the Younger is delineated in green.. Written years after the events it recounts, Xenophon's book Anabasis (Greek: ἀνάβασις, literally "going up") [14] is his record of the expedition of Cyrus and the Greek mercenaries' journey to home. [15]
"Middle of the Night" Single by The Vamps and Martin Jensen; from the album Night & Day (Night Edition) Released: 28 April 2017: Length: 2: 56: Label: Virgin EMI: Songwriter(s) Anders Christensen; Edward Drewett; Martin Jensen; Stephen Philibin; Matthew Radosevich; Chris Wallace [1] Producer(s) Martin Jensen: The Vamps singles chronology "
Meno (/ˈmiːnoʊ/; Greek: Mένων, Menōn; c. 423 – c. 400 BC), son of Alexidemus, was an ancient Thessalian political figure, probably from Pharsalus. [1]He is famous both for the eponymous dialogue written by Plato and for his role as one of the generals leading different contingents of Greek mercenaries in Xenophon's Anabasis.
John Parda, Charles Hinson and Robert Pryor told of the latter's 1969 medevac rescue. Pryor was 20 years old, guarding the perimeter of a Special Forces camp, when he was shot multiple times in a surprise middle-of-the-night attack. [3] His comrade Charles Hinson braved the fire to carry Pryor out of enemy fire while Carl Cramer called for ...
Middle of the Night" had already appeared on the group's Greatest Hits compilation released some months earlier and was the only single to chart. [3] At the time the group had a regular spot on the Rolf Harris show, Rolf on Saturday, OK? , where they sang several songs from the album (namely "Papa Louis", "Middle of the Night", "Taxi ...