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    The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika

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    Edited by Robert B. Strassler
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    Knopf | Vintage
    On sale Dec 07, 2010 | 672 Pages | 9781400034765
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    Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic period during which the alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Persia were in constant flux. Together with the volumes of Herodotus and Thucydides, it completes an ancient narrative of the military and political history of classical Greece.

    Xenophon was an Athenian who participated in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against Cyrus’ brother, the Perisan King Artaxerces II. Later Xenophon joined the Spartan army and hence was exiled from Athens. In addition to the Hellenika, a number of his essays have survived, including one on his memories of his teacher, Socrates.

    Beautifully illustrated, heavily annotated, and filled with detailed, clear maps, this edition gives us a new, authoritative, and completely accessible translation by John Marincola, an comprehensive introduction by David Thomas, sixteen appendices written by leading classics scholars, and an extensive timeline/chronology to clarify this otherwise confusing period. Unlike any other edition of the Hellenika, it also includes the relevant texts of Diodorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus Historian, with explanatory footnotes and a table that correlates passages of the three works, which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon’s reliability and quality as a historian.

    Like the two Landmark editions that precede it, The Landmark Xenophon’s Hellenika is the most readable and comprehensive edition available of an essential history.

    “Lavish. . . . Outstanding. . . . There is nothing else like [it].”—The New York Review of Books

    “Beautifully produced. . . . [A] veritable treasure trove. . . . Constitute[s] a first-rate education in classical history.”—The New Criterion

    “Robert Strassler has delivered again. . . . This is an excellent addition to the Landmark series.”—Sacramento Book Review
    Introduction by David Thomas

    Editor’s Preface     by Robert B. Strassler

    Acknowledgments

    Chronological Outline of Text by Book/Chapter/Section in Xenophon’s     Hellenika

    Key to Maps
     
    BOOK ONE
    BOOK TWO
    BOOK THREE
    BOOK FOUR
    BOOK FIVE
    BOOK SIX
    BOOK SEVEN
     
    Appendix A
    The Arginousai Affair
    Peter Krentz, Davidson College
     
    Appendix B
    The Athenian Government and the Oligarchy of the Thirty
    Peter Krentz, Davidson College
     
    Appendix C
    Chronological Problems in the Continuation (1.1.1–2.3.10) of Xenophon’s Hellenika
    David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
     
    Appendix D
    Persia in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Christopher Tuplin, University of Liverpool
     
    Appendix E
    Spartan Government and Society
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
     
    Appendix F
    The Spartan Army (and the Battle of Leuctra)
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
     
    Appendix G
    Agesilaos
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
     
    Appendix H
    Political Leagues (Other Than Sparta’s) in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    P. J. Rhodes, University of Durham, NC
     
    Appendix I
    Units of Distance, Currency, and Capacity in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross
     
    Appendix J
    Ancient Greek Religion in the Time of Xenophon
    Christopher Blackwell, Furman University
     
    Appendix K
    Trireme Warfare in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Nicole Hirschfeld, Trinity University
     
    Appendix L
    Land Warfare in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    JohnW. I. Lee, University of California, Santa Barbara
     
    Appendix M
    Brief Biographies of Important Characters in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Skyler Balbus, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, MA
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
    Robert B. Strassler, Brookline, MA
    David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
     
    Appendix N
    Compositional Theories of Xenophon’s Hellenika
    David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
     
    Appendix O
    Selections from the Histories of Diodorus Siculus Relevant to Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Translated by Peter Green, University of Iowa
     
    Appendix P
    Selected Fragments of the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia Relevant to Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Translated by John Marincola, Florida State University
     
    Translator’s Notes by John Marincola

    Cross-Reference Table of Related Passages in Xenophon’s     Hellenika, Diodorus’ Histories, and the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia

    Glossary

    Ancient Sources Cited in This Edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika

    Bibliography for the General Reader

    Figure Credits

    Index

    Reference Maps and Directory

    “Lavish. . . . Outstanding. . . . There is nothing else like [it].”—The New York Review of Books
     
    “Beautifully produced. . . . [A] veritable treasure trove. . . . Constitute[s] a first-rate education in classical history.”—The New Criterion

    “Robert Strassler has delivered again. . . . This is an excellent addition to the Landmark series.”—Sacramento Book Review
     

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    Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic period during which the alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Persia were in constant flux. Together with the volumes of Herodotus and Thucydides, it completes an ancient narrative of the military and political history of classical Greece.

    Xenophon was an Athenian who participated in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against Cyrus’ brother, the Perisan King Artaxerces II. Later Xenophon joined the Spartan army and hence was exiled from Athens. In addition to the Hellenika, a number of his essays have survived, including one on his memories of his teacher, Socrates.

    Beautifully illustrated, heavily annotated, and filled with detailed, clear maps, this edition gives us a new, authoritative, and completely accessible translation by John Marincola, an comprehensive introduction by David Thomas, sixteen appendices written by leading classics scholars, and an extensive timeline/chronology to clarify this otherwise confusing period. Unlike any other edition of the Hellenika, it also includes the relevant texts of Diodorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus Historian, with explanatory footnotes and a table that correlates passages of the three works, which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon’s reliability and quality as a historian.

    Like the two Landmark editions that precede it, The Landmark Xenophon’s Hellenika is the most readable and comprehensive edition available of an essential history.

    “Lavish. . . . Outstanding. . . . There is nothing else like [it].”—The New York Review of Books

    “Beautifully produced. . . . [A] veritable treasure trove. . . . Constitute[s] a first-rate education in classical history.”—The New Criterion

    “Robert Strassler has delivered again. . . . This is an excellent addition to the Landmark series.”—Sacramento Book Review

    Table of Contents

    Introduction by David Thomas

    Editor’s Preface     by Robert B. Strassler

    Acknowledgments

    Chronological Outline of Text by Book/Chapter/Section in Xenophon’s     Hellenika

    Key to Maps
     
    BOOK ONE
    BOOK TWO
    BOOK THREE
    BOOK FOUR
    BOOK FIVE
    BOOK SIX
    BOOK SEVEN
     
    Appendix A
    The Arginousai Affair
    Peter Krentz, Davidson College
     
    Appendix B
    The Athenian Government and the Oligarchy of the Thirty
    Peter Krentz, Davidson College
     
    Appendix C
    Chronological Problems in the Continuation (1.1.1–2.3.10) of Xenophon’s Hellenika
    David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
     
    Appendix D
    Persia in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Christopher Tuplin, University of Liverpool
     
    Appendix E
    Spartan Government and Society
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
     
    Appendix F
    The Spartan Army (and the Battle of Leuctra)
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
     
    Appendix G
    Agesilaos
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
     
    Appendix H
    Political Leagues (Other Than Sparta’s) in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    P. J. Rhodes, University of Durham, NC
     
    Appendix I
    Units of Distance, Currency, and Capacity in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross
     
    Appendix J
    Ancient Greek Religion in the Time of Xenophon
    Christopher Blackwell, Furman University
     
    Appendix K
    Trireme Warfare in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Nicole Hirschfeld, Trinity University
     
    Appendix L
    Land Warfare in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    JohnW. I. Lee, University of California, Santa Barbara
     
    Appendix M
    Brief Biographies of Important Characters in Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Skyler Balbus, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, MA
    Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
    Robert B. Strassler, Brookline, MA
    David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
     
    Appendix N
    Compositional Theories of Xenophon’s Hellenika
    David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
     
    Appendix O
    Selections from the Histories of Diodorus Siculus Relevant to Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Translated by Peter Green, University of Iowa
     
    Appendix P
    Selected Fragments of the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia Relevant to Xenophon’s Hellenika
    Translated by John Marincola, Florida State University
     
    Translator’s Notes by John Marincola

    Cross-Reference Table of Related Passages in Xenophon’s     Hellenika, Diodorus’ Histories, and the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia

    Glossary

    Ancient Sources Cited in This Edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika

    Bibliography for the General Reader

    Figure Credits

    Index

    Reference Maps and Directory

    Praise

    “Lavish. . . . Outstanding. . . . There is nothing else like [it].”—The New York Review of Books
     
    “Beautifully produced. . . . [A] veritable treasure trove. . . . Constitute[s] a first-rate education in classical history.”—The New Criterion

    “Robert Strassler has delivered again. . . . This is an excellent addition to the Landmark series.”—Sacramento Book Review
     

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