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Hellenica

by Xenophon

First published
1852
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"Hellenica" by Xenophon is a history written between approximately 362-356 BC. This work continues where Thucydides left off, chronicling Greek history from 411 to 362 BC through the final years of the Peloponnesian War and its turbulent aftermath. Xenophon narrates the power struggle between Athens and Sparta, the clash between democracy and oligarchy, and the shifting dominance of Greek city-states. The narrative ends with the Battle of Mantineia, leaving Greece in chaos and uncertainty, with history's next chapter yet unwritten.

  • Classical literature
  • Greece

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1174. Hellenica on Wikipedia.

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