Categories: All - suffering - leadership - war - tactics

by Isobel Alexander 11 years ago

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Xenophon's Representation of War

A detailed examination of Xenophon's work reveals his nuanced portrayal of war and its multifaceted impacts on soldiers. The narrative emphasizes the relentless hardships faced during warfare, including constant marching, sleep deprivation, and hunger.

Xenophon's Representation of War

Xenophon's Representation of War

Brutal, long

Humble, commanders headress kleos
Effects of war on the soldiers, sleep and hunger
Repetition of 'stades' and 'snow'
Constant marching

Xenophon's Anabasis was the first first-hand accounts of a soldier's life.

Less about actual battle
More trying to maintain control, and defend attacks
Gave Xen a lot of leeway.
Able to give tactical advice for soldiers.

Betrayal

The guide
Executes Megaphernes and other noblemen
Proxenus and Cyrus
Until Xen in charge, betrayal.

kleos

Soldiers can not go back. "The majority followed along out of shame"
Escape blame, friends with Socrates. Supported Spartans (gave money) and thirty tyrants.
Xenophon becomes a general "neither general nor captain nor private"

All's fair in War?

Only real comradeship Artapates and Cyrus
Pillaging
"wheat" and "fire"