Clearchus of Sparta
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Clearchus or Clearch, also known as Clearchus the Lacedaemonian or Clearchus the son of Rhamphias, was a Spartan general and mercenary, noted for leading the Ten Thousand in battle against the Persian
Clearchus of Sparta at the 401 BC Battle of Cunaxa, by Adrien Guignet.
Anabasis (Xenophon)
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Anabasis is the most famous work of the Ancient Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. It gives an account of the expedition of the Ten Thousand, an army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus t
Clearchus of Sparta
…since he was still considered an outlaw by the ephors. He left the command of the garrison of Byzantium to Helixus of Megara (see Coeratadas). In the "Expedition of the Ten Thousand" undertaken by Cyrus to dethrone his brother Artaxerxes, Clearchus led the Peloponnesian contingent of the Ten Thousand, who formed the right wing of…
Xenophon's Anabasis, translated by Carleton Lewis Brownson.
Xenophon.
Retreat of the Ten Thousand at the Battle of Cunaxa, by Jean Adrien Guignet. Louvre.
Route of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand (red line) in the Achaemenid Empire. The satrapy of Cyrus the Younger is shown in green.