Xenophon's Men of Power

A central concern of the generals was that a market was available for the men to buy food. Glimpses of a variety of camp followers, such as shield bearers and merchants, appear in the narrative. What most of all got them through was boldness, especially in mountain fighting, which became most of the fighting. As they forged their way north, they reached the sea, viewing it from afar, evoking the once famous cry asa philasa, the sea, the sea. It wasn't over yet. Various fights and debates continued,. Most of the greeks ended up in pergamum, where xenophon tells us he made his fortune looting a rich man in