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The Anabasis is an ancient Greek work by the historian and soldier Xenophon. The book details the story of a group of Greek soldiers who were hired by Cyrus the Younger to help overthrow his brother, Artaxerxes II of Persia. The story follows their journey through enemy territory and their eventual escape back to Greece. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.