Greek Historical Sources- XENOPHON 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? Ancient HistoryAncient SourcesSpartaAncient GreeceASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 14-05-16 12:22 Dates...? 431-355BC 1 of 12 Place of Birth...? Athens 2 of 12 He was...? Aristocratic, so had use of Imperial Archives. A soldier and Mercenary. 3 of 12 Participated in...? Expedition with Cyrus the Younger against Persia. 1 of 10,000 mercenaries left stranded. 4 of 12 This resulted in...? Being exiled from Athens. Taken in by Spartan King Agesilaus II. 5 of 12 He had...? Unique insight into Sparta. 6 of 12 Unlike Herodotus and Thucydides...? He would have had co-operation from Spartan witnesses. 7 of 12 Predisposed...? Probably Spartan- owed his livelihood. 8 of 12 As a soldier, he admired...? Spartan dedication to warfare. 9 of 12 Focused on...? Personality- particularly Agesilaus. 10 of 12 Hostile to...? Thebes- responsible for fall of Sparta in 371. (There are notable omissions.) 11 of 12 Reliant on...? Own witnessing and friends' knowledge. Little evaluation. 12 of 12
Original Literary Sources for OCR Ancient History Greece - from Delian League to Athenian Empire 0.0 / 5
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