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People: Louis William, Margrave of Baden
Topic: Morean War, the (Venetian-Turkish War of 1684-99)
Location: Burdigala > Bordeaux Aquitaine France

Cyrus the Younger, in an attempt to …

Years: 405BCE - 394BCE

Cyrus the Younger, in an attempt to wrest the throne of the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxerxes II, musters a group of mercenary units, mainly Greek, known as The Ten Thousand.

Their march to the Battle of Cunaxa and back to Greece (401 BCE-399 BCE) is recorded by Xenophon (one of its leaders) in his work, The Anabasis.