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This book is a critical edition of the ancient Greek historical text Hellenica, books V-VII, ascribed to the historian and philosopher Xenophon. The edition was prepared by the American classicist Charles Edwin Bennett in the early twentieth century, and includes a detailed commentary on the historical and literary features of the text. The Hellenica covers the period of Greek history from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Mantinea in 362 BC, and is an important source for our understanding of this period. 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.