Anabasis

Anabasis (Gr., literally, 'an ascent' or 'a march out of a lower into a higher country'), the name of two historical works: (1) The Anabasis of Cyrus, written by Xenophon, which gives a narrative of the unfortunate expedition of the younger Cyrus against his brother, the Persian king Artaxerxes, and of the retreat of his 10,000 Greek allies under the command of Xenophon, after the battle of Cunaxa (401 B.C.). (2) The Anabasis of Alexander, written by Arrian, and giving an account of the campaigns of Alexander the Great.