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title: Map of Persia and the March of the Ten Thousand
author: US Military Academy
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# Map of Persia and the March of the Ten Thousand

_Authored by US Military Academy_

## Image File

[![Map of Persia and the March of the Ten Thousand](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/128.gif)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/128.gif)

## Image Caption

A map of [Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/), indicating major settlements, regions, and mountain ranges, as well as the march of the Ten Thousand (dotted line). The Ten Thousand were a group of mercenary units, mainly [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), drawn up by [Cyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyrus/) the Younger to attempt to wrest the throne of the [Persian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Persian_Empire/) from his brother, [Artaxerxes II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Artaxerxes_II/). Their march to the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Cunaxa and back to [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) (401 BC-399 BC) was recorded by [Xenophon](https://www.worldhistory.org/xenophon/) (one of its leaders) in his work, The Anabasis. Until shortly after the Battle of Cunaxa, the Spartan general Clearchus was recognized as the commander of the army. When Tissaphernes arrested and executed Clearchus, Proxenus, Menon, Agias (possibly the same person as Sophaenetus), and [Socrates](https://www.worldhistory.org/socrates/), their places were taken by Xenophon, Timasion, Xanthicles, Cleanor, and Philesius, with the Spartan Chirisophus as the general commander. When the Ten Thousand start their journey in 401 BC, Xenophon tells us that they number somewhere around 10,400. At the time Xenophon leaves the Ten Thousand in 399, their numbers had dwindled to nearly 6000. Description text from Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation license.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Academy, U. M. (2012, April 26). Map of Persia and the March of the Ten Thousand. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/128/map-of-persia-and-the-march-of-the-ten-thousand/>
### Chicago
Academy, US Military. "Map of Persia and the March of the Ten Thousand." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/128/map-of-persia-and-the-march-of-the-ten-thousand/>.
### MLA
Academy, US Military. "Map of Persia and the March of the Ten Thousand." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/128/map-of-persia-and-the-march-of-the-ten-thousand/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/AncientWarfare/index.htm) by **US Military Academy**. Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. 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.