The first duty is to sacrifice to the gods and pray them to grant you the thought,words, and deeds likely to render your command most pleasing to the gods and bring yourself, your friends, and your city the fullest measure of affection and glory and advantage

At Tarsus the soldiers became aware of Cyrus's plans to depose the king and as a result refused to continue. 430 – 354 BC) son of Gryllus of the deme Erchia of Athens also known as Xenophon of Athens was a Greek historian soldier mercenary philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. ".

Xenophon (Greek: Ξενοφῶν Xenophōn; English pronunciation: /ˈzɛnəfən/ Greek pronunciation: [ksenopʰɔ̂ːn]; c. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times the 4th century BC preserving the sayings of Socrates and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.