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Xenophon's account of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries' brutal retreat through hostile Persian territory after their employer's death is one of history's greatest survival narratives—a testament to how ordinary soldiers endure extraordinary hardship through improvisation, leadership, and sheer stubborn will. His firsthand testimony transforms a military disaster into an unforgettable meditation on survival and the bonds forged through shared suffering.

A Greek history covering 411 to 362 BC, picking up where Thucydides stops. It follows the end of the Peloponnesian War and the struggles between Athens and Sparta and between democracy and oligarchy, closing at the Battle of Mantineia.

A Socratic dialogue from around 362 BC on household management and agriculture, in conversations between Socrates and two Athenians. It considers what true wealth is, how to run property, and how wives should be educated.

A partly fictional biography from around 370 BC about how Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, was educated and rose to power. It uses battles, strategy and leadership lessons to portray an ideal ruler.

A collection of Socratic conversations that defends Socrates against charges of impiety and corrupting the young. Unlike Plato's inquiries, it shows a practical Socrates who stresses self-control and gives down-to-earth advice to friends.