Crossword-Solution: ANABASIS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Anabasis | n. | A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called "The Anabasis." |
| Anabasis | n. | The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. |
We have 28 clues for the answer “ANABASIS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Xenophon's history. | 1 answer |
| Xenophon's epic. | 1 answer |
| Xenophon's classic. | 1 answer |
| Xenophon wrote it. | 1 answer |
| Xenophon classic | 1 answer |
| Xenephon's classic. | 1 answer |
| Military account by Xenophon | 1 answer |
| JOURNEY up | 1 answer |
| Dangerous, difficult, military retreat | 1 answer |
| Military advance | 2 answers |
| Xenophon work | 3 answers |
| Military incursion. | 3 answers |
| GOING up | 7 answers |
| upward curve | 8 answers |
| upward trend | 11 answers |
| inflation | 21 answers |
| Advancement | 38 answers |
| Going after | 53 answers |
| ___ marché. | 58 answers |
| Ascent | 62 answers |
| Headway | 63 answers |
| Expedition | 65 answers |
| wave | 80 answers |
| Going | 85 answers |
| Extension | 85 answers |
| Progress | 105 answers |
| Advance | 107 answers |
| BACK ___! | 117 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with ANABASIS (5)
The error of the Greeks bestowed on the greater and lesser Zab the names of the _Wolf_, (Lycus,) and the _Goat_, (Capros.) They created these animals to attend the _Tiger_ of the East.] 115 (return) [ The _Cyropædia_ is vague and languid; the _Anabasis_ circumstance and animated.
The Ayoubites descended from the tribe of the Rawadiæi, one of the noblest; but as _they_ were infected with the heresy of the Metempsychosis, the orthodox sultans insinuated that their descent was only on the mother’s side, and that their ancestor was a stranger who settled among the Curds.] 47 (return) [ See the ivth book of the Anabasis of Xenophon.
The Ayoubites descended from the tribe of the RawadiÊi, one of the noblest; but as _they_ were infected with the heresy of the Metempsychosis, the orthodox sultans insinuated that their descent was only on the mother's side, and that their ancestor was a stranger who settled among the Curds.] [Footnote 47: See the ivth book of the Anabasis of Xenophon.
Thus, one day my hand fell upon the _Anabasis_, the little Oxford edition which I used at school, with its boyish sign-manual on the fly-leaf, its blots and underlinings and marginal scrawls.
The _Anabasis_ is an admirable work of art, unique in its combination of concise and rapid narrative with colour and picturesqueness.
Quotes with ANABASIS (1)
In other words if a man is armed, then one pretty much has to take his opinions into account. One can see how this worked at its starkest in Xenophon’s Anabasis, which tells the story of an army of Greek mercenaries who suddenly find themselves leaderless and lost in the middle of Persia. They elect new officers, and then hold a collective vote to decide what to do next. In a case like this, even if the vote was 60/40, everyone could see the balance of forces and what would h…
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 11 times in crossword archives (1954–1993).