Xenophon

[ zen-uh-fuh n, -fon ]

/ ˈzɛn ə fən, -ˌfɒn /

noun

434?–355? b.c., Greek historian and essayist.

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Xen·o·phon·ti·an

[zen-uh-fon-tee-uh n] /ˌzɛn əˈfɒn ti ən/, Xen·o·phon·tine

[zen-uh-fon-tahyn, ‐tin] /ˌzɛn əˈfɒn taɪn, ‐tɪn/, adjective

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The native records lean towards the view of Xenophon and Moses.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media |George Rawlinson
At San Diego we were as much rejoiced as the followers of Xenophon to see the sea.

Building a State in Apache Land |Charles D. Poston
Xenophon was an Athenian who lived about four hundred and fifty years before Christ.

Stories of Great Men |Faye Huntington
When the Xenophon was nearly ready, the translators were asked to Brantwood in the summer of 1875 to finish it.

Ruskin Relics |W. G. Collingwood

Next morning the captain of the Xenophon sent ashore for Lieutenant Matson to come aboard, as they were about to hoist anchor.

Sustained honor |John R. Musick,

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Xenophon

/ (ˈzɛnəfən) /

noun

431–?355 bc, Greek general and historian; a disciple of Socrates. He accompanied Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II and, after Cyrus' death at Cunaxa (401), he led his army of 10 000 Greek soldiers to the Black Sea, an expedition described in his Anabasis. His other works include Hellenica, a history of Greece, and the Memorabilia, Apology, and Symposium, which contain recollections of Socrates

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