The Persian Expedition by Xenophon (Illustrations by Bob Venables.)

London: Folio Society 2009. (Hardcover in slipcase) 285pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Orange and black decorated cover in a fine brown slipcase. Map endpapers, color illustrations, notes, glossary, index. "Greece in the fifth century BC was the birthplace of much that has remained essential to the culture of the West ever since. Its most famous achievements were in classic art and drama and in the practice of democracy. But this was also thecentury when the study of history became a distinct and compelling undertaking. Two redoubtable masters, Herodotus and Thucydides, whose lives spanned almost the entire century, gave shape and variety to the new discipline" - from the Preface. Illustrations by Bob Venables. Introduction by George Cawkwell. Preface by Theodore K. Rabb. Translated by Rex Warner. (Ancient History, Ancient History, Classical Studies, History--Ancient, Military).