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Xenophon (c. 428-c. 354 BC)

The expedition of Cyrus into Persia and the retreat of the ten thousand Greeks ; v. 2 / translated from Xenophon with notes, critical and historical, by Edward Spelman 1776

23.0 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1058786

Description

3rd ed. lxxix, 261, [2] p.

Provenance

Acquired by George IV when Prince of Wales, 1783-1811
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Xenophon (c. 428-c. 354 BC)
(author)

Search the collection Spelman, Edward
(translator)

Search the collection Nicholson : Cambridge
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)
Physical properties

Measurements

23.0 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in calf
book: full leather bound in brown calf
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Classical literatures
Classical Greek literature translated from Greek
History
History of Europe
Greek history
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
References

Alternative title(s)

[Persian Expedition. English]

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