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Charlton Griffin
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Xenophon
The Hellenica is Xenophon’s continuation of Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War, literally resuming from where the previous author’s history was abruptly left unfinished and narrating the events of the final seven years of the conflict and the war’s aftermath. Some historians consider the Hellenica to be a personal work, written by Xenophon in retirement on his Spartan estate, and intended primarily for circulation among his friends, who would have known the main protagonists and events, having most likely participated in them.
Xenophon’s account starts in 411 BC, the year where Thucydides breaks off, and ends in 362 BC, the year of the Battle of Mantineia. The work is of vital importance as a primary historical source and is celebrated for its clarity of style, as found in most of Xenophon’s extant works. Listeners are advised to familiarize themselves with the events of the Peloponnesian War before beginning this work, especially the work of Thucydides.
This production uses the English translation of Carleton L. Brownson.
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A read no history lover should do without!
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good listen
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Uninteresting content
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History clearly told by a famous Greek general
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Xenophon aspired to ideals of Greek excellence. He was a soldier, historian, and philosopher. In Hellenica, he tried to finish what Thucydides started— literally beginning where that great historian left us hanging. We don’t see the author himself in this narrative. For his story about burning bridges behind himself on the way to Persia, look at the Anabasis. Instead, we get battles and politics. Almost nobody regards Xenophon as being superior to Thucydides, but his is an essential source for the Peloponnesian war as well.
Well done
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Good Title, but Challenging to Follow
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some wars go nowhere
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