#i got to orontas the persian who was at war with cyrus and has since then had a change of heart

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xenophon's anabasis needs to be turned into a tv series

#i am currently translating the anabasis and the plot twists are keeping me gasping #i got to orontas the persian who was at war with cyrus and has since then had a change of heart #so he tells cyrus “lend me a thousand horsmen and i'll capture the people that are causing you problems” #and cyrus agrees to lend him the horsemen #next chapter orontas is SENDING A LETTER TO THE KING???? AND GIVES IT TO HIS TRUSTED FRIEND WHO THEN BETRAYS HIM #AND GIVES THE LETTER TO CYRUS #ancient greek #anabasis #xenophon #classics