March of the Ten Thousand, Part 1: Betrayal in Persia | A Tale from Ancient Greece

The Epic Story of Xenophon's Anabasis A mercenary army of ten thousand Greek hoplites, contracted by an ambitious prince of the Persian Empire, presses deep into the heartland of Mesopotamia in pursuit of riches and glory. But a series of startling events lands them in a battle they weren't expecting to fight.

A story from Greek history (401 BC), based on Xenophon's Anabasis (Books 1-2), featuring: Xenophon, Clearchus, Proxenos, Cyrus the Younger, Artaxerxes II, Tissaphernes, Ariaeus, the philosopher Socrates

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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017)

Music from www.storyblocks.com

Thumbnail Image: depiction of the battle of Cunaxa (19th century)

Logo Materials:
Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...)
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