{"product_id":"the-life-of-xenophon","title":"The Life of Xenophon","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Athenian follows a Persian prince into the interior of Asia. The prince is killed. The Greek commanders are seized. The army has to find a road home, and one of the men who helps lead it will write the account by which the expedition is remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXenophon is soldier, student of Socrates, exile, landowner and author. His books preserve extraordinary scenes of courage, negotiation, accusation and survival. They also raise a difficult question: how do you write the life of a man who controls so much of the evidence about himself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis biography follows the march, the Spartan connections, the sanctuary at Scillus and the long afterlife of a writer often first encountered in a classroom. It sets his narrative beside other ancient witnesses, keeps uncertain dates and disputed traditions visible, and asks what the words, numbers and silences can actually support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter ends with an evidence note. The result is a life told through the story and the sources that make it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Pine Editions","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68273308565808,"sku":"9671456010076","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9671456010076.jpg?v=1794001766","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-xenophon","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}