ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: Xenophon and 10,000 adventurers of weapons, in a timeless book, Anabasis

A man born in Athens, an extraordinary reporter, tells the march towards the interior of an unknown world. In the pages of his book, not only facts relating to ancient Greece, but the concerns – along with the strengths and weaknesses – of men. Timeless, the nuances of varied humanity tell us about the nightmare in impossible environments, the heartbreaking separation from home and finding a way friend. Inside these pages, comes the self-biographical perspective, a perfect mirror where to look, to observe yourself.

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