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title: Bust of Xenophon
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18242/bust-of-xenophon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-12-11
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# Bust of Xenophon

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Bust of Xenophon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18242.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18242.jpg)

## Image Caption

Marble bust of [Xenophon](https://www.worldhistory.org/xenophon/) of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) (l. 430 to c. 354 BCE), dated to 332-31 BCE.

Xenophon was a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) military leader, philosopher, and historian. He was one of [Socrates](https://www.worldhistory.org/socrates/)' students and participated in the [Persian wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Wars/). In his famous book *Anabasis*, he recounted the expedition and retreat of the Ten Thousand, an army of Greek mercenaries hired by [Cyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyrus/) the Younger to help him seize the throne of [Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/) from his brother, [Artaxerxes II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Artaxerxes_II/), in 401 BCE.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, December 11). Bust of Xenophon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18242/bust-of-xenophon/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Bust of Xenophon." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 11, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18242/bust-of-xenophon/>.
### MLA
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