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Xenophon

Syllabification: (Xen·o·phon)
Pronunciation: /ˈzenəˌfän/

Definition of Xenophon
  • (circa 435-circa 354 bc), Greek historian, writer, and military leader. From 401, he fought with Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II. The campaign and retreat are recorded in the Anabasis. Other notable writings include the Hellenica, a history of Greece.

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