retreat of the Ten Thousand

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The retreat of the Ten Thousand was the famous march of a large Greek mercenary force through hostile Persian territory back to Greece after the death of their employer Cyrus the Younger in 401 BCE, later chronicled by Xenophon in his Anabasis.

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instanceOf campaign of the Greco-Persian Wars period ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military retreat ⓘ
accountTitle Anabasis of Xenophon ⓘ
linked to: Anabasis
alsoKnownAs Anabasis of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
linked to: Anabasis

March of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
chronicledIn Anabasis ⓘ
chronologicalRelation preceded the campaigns of Alexander the Great ⓘ
commandStructure initially commanded by Clearchus of Sparta ⓘ
later led by elected Greek officers including Xenophon ⓘ
culturalImpact became a classic text in Greek and later Western education ⓘ
endDate circa 399 BCE ⓘ
famousExclamation Thalatta! Thalatta! ⓘ
famousExclamationMeaning The sea! The sea! ⓘ
genreOfAccount historical memoir ⓘ
hasApproximateStrength 10000 Greek mercenaries ⓘ
hasBelligerent Achaemenid Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Greek mercenary army ⓘ
hasCause death of Cyrus the Younger at the Battle of Cunaxa ⓘ
hasDestination Black Sea Greek cities ⓘ
Byzantium ⓘ
hasLocation Anatolia ⓘ
Armenia ⓘ
Black Sea coast ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
hasParticipant Artaxerxes II of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Artaxerxes II

Cyrus the Younger ⓘ
Greek mercenaries ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ
hasStartingPoint Cunaxa ⓘ
involvedUnitType Greek hoplites ⓘ
peltasts and light troops ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySource Ancient Greek ⓘ
militaryContext failed campaign of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II ⓘ
militaryType long-distance fighting retreat ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Cunaxa ⓘ
treacherous seizure and execution of Greek generals by Tissaphernes ⓘ
opposedBy Persian royal forces ⓘ
various local tribes ⓘ
primarySourceAuthor Xenophon ⓘ
routeFeature crossing of Armenian highlands ⓘ
crossing of the Tigris region ⓘ
descent to the Black Sea ⓘ
significance demonstrated vulnerability of the Achaemenid Empire to Greek hoplite forces ⓘ
important source for Greek and Near Eastern military geography ⓘ
influenced later Greek and Macedonian views on invading Persia ⓘ
startDate 401 BCE ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring reign of Artaxerxes II ⓘ

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army of Cyrus the Younger → notableEvent → retreat of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
Menon of Thessaly → participatedIn → expedition of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
linked to: retreat of the Ten Thousand
Retreat of the Ten Thousand → alsoKnownAs → March of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
subject linked to: retreat of the Ten Thousand
linked to: retreat of the Ten Thousand
Clearchus of Sparta → associatedWithEvent → march of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
linked to: retreat of the Ten Thousand
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt → relatedEvent → Retreat of the Ten Thousand ⓘ
linked to: retreat of the Ten Thousand