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title: Retreat of the Ten Thousand, Battle of Cunaxa
author: Jean-Adrien Guignet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11964/retreat-of-the-ten-thousand-battle-of-cunaxa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Retreat of the Ten Thousand, Battle of Cunaxa

_Authored by Jean-Adrien Guignet_

## Image File

[![Retreat of the Ten Thousand, Battle of Cunaxa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11964.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11964.jpg)

## Image Caption

"Retreat of the Ten-Thousand" (French: "Épisode de la retraite des Dix-Mille"), 1842 CE. The painting depicts the retreat of [Cyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyrus/) the Younger's [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) mercenaries after the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Cunaxa in 401 BCE. Painted by the French artist Jean-Adrien Guignet (1816-1854 CE). (Louvre Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Guignet, J. (2020, March 06). Retreat of the Ten Thousand, Battle of Cunaxa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11964/retreat-of-the-ten-thousand-battle-of-cunaxa/>
### Chicago
Guignet, Jean-Adrien. "Retreat of the Ten Thousand, Battle of Cunaxa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 06, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11964/retreat-of-the-ten-thousand-battle-of-cunaxa/>.
### MLA
Guignet, Jean-Adrien. "Retreat of the Ten Thousand, Battle of Cunaxa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Mar 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11964/retreat-of-the-ten-thousand-battle-of-cunaxa/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adrien_Guignet_-_Retreat_of_the_ten_thousand.jpg) by **Jean-Adrien Guignet**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 06 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.