What is Xenophon?
[[File:xenophon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Xenophon, [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[historian]]]] '''Xenophon''' (c. 430 – 354 BC), also known as '''Xenophon of Athens''', was a Greek [[historian]], [[soldier]], [[mercenary]], [[philosopher]] and a contemporary and admirer of [[Socrates]]. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC. He preserved the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in [[ancient Greece]] and the [[Persian Empire]]. His most famous book was the ''Anabasis'', about the escape of Greek mercenaries after they fought for Cyrus the Younger. Cyrus wanted to be king of Persia but he died during the battle against his brother Antaxerxes, leaving only Xenophon to lead the Greeks our of danger. {{Ancient Greece: Arts and Culture}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:430s BC births]] [[Category:354 BC deaths]] [[Category:Ancient Greek philosophers]] [[Category:Ancient Greek historians]] [[Category:Mercenaries]] {{bio-stub}}