| 单词 | Cunaxa |
| 例句 | The fatal dart was thrown by Gryllus, son of Xenophon, the historian and leader of the ten thousand Greeks on their retreat from the battle-field of Cunaxa to the Black Sea. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z This was after the battle of Cunaxa, where the younger Cyrus was defeated and slain. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z They p. 182were marched across Syria, crossed the present river Euphrates at the ford Thapsacus, and at Cunaxa, seven miles from Babylon, they met the enormous army which Artaxerxes had raised. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Three days' further march brought them to Cunaxa, about seventy miles from Babylon, where the army of Artaxerxes was marshaled to meet them. Ancient States and Empires This is generally supposed to have been Cunaxa, where, according to Plutarch, the battle was fought. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis After the death of Cyrus on the plains of Cunaxa, the barbarian auxiliaries fled, and the Greeks were left to return as they could from the far region between the Tigris and Euphrates. The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates He was in his way an exemplification of that ancient Greek regimen and stark thought which brought back the ten thousand from Cunaxa. Twelve Men With buoyancy and confidence he set himself the task of rescuing his fellow-countrymen when it looked as hopeless as that of Xenophon at Cunaxa. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The battle of Cunaxa was fatal to Cyrus; he was slain and his camp was pillaged. Ancient States and Empires Cyrus the younger had two Greek women with him when he fell at Cunaxa, and one of them was a Milesian. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Here it was all vivid and real before my eyes, with the scene of the great battle of Cunaxa only a few miles from Museyib. War in the Garden of Eden Cunaxa, a town in Babylonia, on the Euphrates, 60 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The place, then, in which the two armies were drawn out is called Cunaxa, being about five hundred furlongs distant from Babylon. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans The death of Cyrus in the battle of Cunaxa in 401 put an end to his rebellion. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 At Cunaxa, not far from Babylon, Cyrus fell in the combat with his brother. Outline of Universal History He led this mixed force into the heart of the Persian dominions, only to fall in battle at Cunaxa, near Babylon. Early European History Cyrus met death and his oriental soldiers accepted defeat at Cunaxa, some four days' march short of the goal. The Ancient East Instead of attacking the Pisidians, the followers of Cyrus proceeded east through Asia and Babylonia till they met the forces of Artaxerxes at Cunaxa. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) Here, at Cunaxa, he was confronted by Artaxerxes with a force of more than half a million of men. General History for Colleges and High Schools He in killed in battle at Cunaxa; and the ten thousand, led by Xenophon, effect their retreat in spite of the Persian armies and the natural obstacles of their march. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo At Cunaxa, however, the Persian did get behind the Greek camp. Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus Cyrus rebels against his brother Artaxerxes, of Persia; he is defeated and slain at the battle of Cunaxa. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) |
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