b"Shane Brennan, associate professor of history at the American University in Dubai, joins the show to discuss the new Landmark edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, which he co-edits. The Anabasis, long unjustly neglected, is Xenophon's classic memoir of war and command in the lands which today constitute Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.\\n\\nTimes\\n\\n01:26 - Introduction\\n\\n05:07 - Who was Xenophon\\n\\n06:09 - Late 5th century Athens\\n\\n09:07 - Prince Cyrus of Persia\\n\\n12:17 - The Greek's position and Xenophon's rise to leadership\\n\\n16:46 - The army's path though Syria, Iraq and Turkey\\n\\n20:42 - The end of Xenophon's expedition\\n\\n23:42 - Xenophon's lessons for military leadership today\\n\\n27:40 - Importance of Xenophon's work\\n\\n\\n\\nRecorded December 9, 2021"