Xenophon, Anabasis VI
Highlights from Book 6 of Xenophon's Anabasis
In this episode:
-Drinking parties, War Dances
-Why every modern gentleman should sacrifice to the gods
-How to gracefully decline a promotion
-Hercules in Hell
-On keeping the Fellowship together
-Isolated sheep rustling incident threatens to start an international war
-The value of a cool head
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