Shane Brennan, associate professor of history at the American University in Dubai, joins the show to discuss the new Landmark edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, which he co-edits. The Anabasis, long unjustly neglected, is Xenophon's classic memoir of war and command in the lands which today constitute Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.

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• 01:26 - Introduction
• 05:07 - Who was Xenophon
• 06:09 - Late 5th century Athens
• 09:07 - Prince Cyrus of Persia
• 12:17 - The Greek's position and Xenophon's rise to leadership
• 16:46 - The army's path though Syria, Iraq and Turkey
• 20:42 - The end of Xenophon's expedition
• 23:42 - Xenophon's lessons for military leadership today
• 27:40 - Importance of Xenophon's work

Recorded December 9, 2021