Xenophon was born on January 1, 430 BC[1], in Erchia[2]. He died on January 1, 354 BC[3], in Corinth[4]. He worked as a historian[5], mercenary[6], philosopher[7], military personnel[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,319 views/month, #6,159 of 1,000,298).[10]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[28], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[29], BEIC Digital Library[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Library of the World's Best Literature[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Pauly–Wissowa[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[38]
Xenophon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Works attributed to him include Anabasis[42], a literary work[43], founded in -0370[44]; Cyropaedia[45], a literary work[46]; Hellenica[47], a literary work[48]; Oeconomicus[49], a literary work[50]; Memorabilia[51], a literary work[52]; and Apology of Socrates to the Jury[53], a literary work[54], founded in -0400[55]. Entities named for him include he[39].
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