March of the Ten Thousand, Part 1: Betrayal in Persia | A Tale from Ancient Greece

*The Epic Story of Xenophon's Anabasis* A mercenary army of ten thousand Greek hoplites, contracted by an ambitious prince of the Persian Empire, presses deep into the heartland of Mesopotamia in pursuit of riches and glory. But a series of startling events lands them in a battle they weren't expecting to fight. A story from Greek history (401 BC), based on Xenophon's Anabasis (Books 1-2), featuring: Xenophon, Clearchus, Proxenos, Cyrus the Younger, Artaxerxes II, Tissaphernes, Ariaeus, the philosopher Socrates - - - FREE COMMENTARY PODCASTS now available for every story on the channel! Learn more about the ancient historical and cultural context behind each Wine-Dark Sea tale. Find the full archive of videos and MP3s at: https://ko-fi.com/winedarksea/shop Stories now available in podcast form on Spotify, Apple, and Google Podcasts! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Q4McGgfTQE4cJunQ2WwAo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wine-dark-sea/id1594714832 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MmU3NzZmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw PLAYLISTS All tales in chronological order: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3F3GiYxyHaMBMrsCUKb7PTaPf93A0xX Tales from Ancient Greece: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3F3GiYxyHbfI4BLm5gSeiXigdgdc7VY Tales from Ancient Rome: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3F3GiYxyHa1qMyezq5ZED6icKvHNgU5 Tales from the Mediterranean World: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3F3GiYxyHbenV-H41HdkSUvAdQW445U Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3F3GiYxyHa00-YZNNE36vw9dhQ5OUOi - - - CREDITS Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017) Music from www.storyblocks.com Thumbnail Image: depiction of the battle of Cunaxa (19th century) Logo Materials: Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...) Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...) Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...) #winedarkseastories #GreekHistory #Xenophon