I have some notes. I need a chunk of time to do it. Not easy to come by.

That should spark a good convo with Seydlitz89.

After Cyrus’s troops were co-opted into the larger Persian force the only remnant of the “uprising” were the 10,000. Following the Greek force up to its dissolution can be seen, especially from the Greek point of view, as the final act of the ill-fated power grab.

Also, recall Clausewitz said that great commanders often do not have military experience. I hope to revisit that discussion, too, with Xenophon as the case study. God willing, I will have post entitled “Xenophon Through the Lens of Clausewitz”.

Nice characterization.

Thirty was considered no great age for military experience by the Greeks, by which they probably meant in terms of “military command” since fighting as a common hoplite in a phalanx would not have left ample room for individual discretion on the battlefield. That is most likely what composed the majority of Xenophon’s military service up until that point.

Yet, “wise beyond years” comes to mind. What was the tutelage of Socrates but training in adaptive thinking? To rise so high, Xenophon must have had effected a remarkable reserve of self-possession in the eyes of his peers.