Ep. 10: Shane Brennan on Xenophon School of War

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