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53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights

Cost of Glory

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Cyrus was the younger son of King Darius and Queen Parisatus. He rose up against his brother Artaxerxes to become king in his place. The book is about a failed coup, or maybe you'd call it a failed revolution. And it's also the story of one man rising up to lead that scattered group of soldiers.

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