Ep. 10: Shane Brennan on Xenophon

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.

Times

• 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