A Brief History of Ancient Peoples, With Some Account of Their Monuments
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Retreat of the Ten Thousand (401 b. c). — Now that peace had come at home, over ten thousand restless Greeks ^ went away to help Cyrus the Younger, satrap of Asia Minor, dethrone his elder brother, Artaxerxes. At Cunaxa, near Babylon, they routed the Persians. But Cyrus fell, and, to complete their misfortune, their chief officers were induced to visit the enemy's camp, where they were treacherously taken prisoners. Left thus in the heart of the Persian Em- 1 Greece at this time was full of sol...diers of fortune,— men wlio made war a trade, and served anybody who was able to pay them.
146 GREECE. [401b. C.
pire, the little army chose new captains, and decided to cut its way home again. All were ignorant alike of the route and the language of the people. Hostile troops swarmed on every side. Guides misled them. Famine threatened them. Snows overwhelmed them. Yet they struggled on for months. When one day ascending a mountain, there broke from the van the joyful shout of "The sea! The sea !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Retreat of the Ten Thousand (401 b. c). — Now that peace had come at home, over ten thousand restless Greeks ^ went away to help Cyrus the Younger, satrap of Asia Minor, dethrone his elder brother, Artaxerxes. At Cunaxa, near Babylon, they routed the Persians. But Cyrus fell, and, to complete their misfortune, their chief officers were induced to visit the enemy's camp, where they were treacherously taken prisoners. Left thus in the heart of the Persian Em- 1 Greece at this time was full of sol...diers of fortune,— men wlio made war a trade, and served anybody who was able to pay them.
146 GREECE. [401b. C.
pire, the little army chose new captains, and decided to cut its way home again. All were ignorant alike of the route and the language of the people. Hostile troops swarmed on every side. Guides misled them. Famine threatened them. Snows overwhelmed them. Yet they struggled on for months. When one day ascending a mountain, there broke from the van the joyful shout of "The sea! The sea !
What to read after A Brief History of Ancient Peoples, With Some Account of Their Monuments?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. [from Old Catalog] to read onlineMoreLess
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