Xenophon's account of the march of the Ten Thousand — Greek mercenaries who fought for Cyrus the Younger's attempt on the Persian throne, then had to fight their way back to the sea after Cyrus's death.
One of the great adventure narratives of antiquity and a primary source for Persian and Greek military history. 'Thalatta! Thalatta!' — the moment the Greek soldiers see the sea from a hilltop after months of fighting through hostile territory. Xenophon's own emergence as the leader who saves the army. A model of direct, clear military prose that influenced Caesar's Commentaries and military writing ever after.
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