Dec 07, 2010 | ISBN 9781400034765
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Introduction by David Thomas
Editor’s Preface by Robert B. Strassler
Acknowledgments
Chronological Outline of Text by Book/Chapter/Section in Xenophon’s Hellenika
Key to Maps
BOOK ONE
BOOK TWO
BOOK THREE
BOOK FOUR
BOOK FIVE
BOOK SIX
BOOK SEVEN
Appendix A
The Arginousai Affair
Peter Krentz, Davidson College
Appendix B
The Athenian Government and the Oligarchy of the Thirty
Peter Krentz, Davidson College
Appendix C
Chronological Problems in the Continuation (1.1.1–2.3.10) of Xenophon’s Hellenika
David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
Appendix D
Persia in Xenophon’s Hellenika
Christopher Tuplin, University of Liverpool
Appendix E
Spartan Government and Society
Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
Appendix F
The Spartan Army (and the Battle of Leuctra)
Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
Appendix G
Agesilaos
Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
Appendix H
Political Leagues (Other Than Sparta’s) in Xenophon’s Hellenika
P. J. Rhodes, University of Durham, NC
Appendix I
Units of Distance, Currency, and Capacity in Xenophon’s Hellenika
Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross
Appendix J
Ancient Greek Religion in the Time of Xenophon
Christopher Blackwell, Furman University
Appendix K
Trireme Warfare in Xenophon’s Hellenika
Nicole Hirschfeld, Trinity University
Appendix L
Land Warfare in Xenophon’s Hellenika
JohnW. I. Lee, University of California, Santa Barbara
Appendix M
Brief Biographies of Important Characters in Xenophon’s Hellenika
Skyler Balbus, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, MA
Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge
Robert B. Strassler, Brookline, MA
David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
Appendix N
Compositional Theories of Xenophon’s Hellenika
David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK
Appendix O
Selections from the Histories of Diodorus Siculus Relevant to Xenophon’s Hellenika
Translated by Peter Green, University of Iowa
Appendix P
Selected Fragments of the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia Relevant to Xenophon’s Hellenika
Translated by John Marincola, Florida State University
Translator’s Notes by John Marincola
Cross-Reference Table of Related Passages in Xenophon’s Hellenika, Diodorus’ Histories, and the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia
Glossary
Ancient Sources Cited in This Edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika
Bibliography for the General Reader
Figure Credits
Index
Reference Maps and Directory
