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Look up: Anabasis

  1. Anabasis
    A·nab'a·sis noun [ Greek ..., from ... to go up; ... up + ... to go.] 1. 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.' « The ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/75

  2. anabasis
    1. 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.' 'The anabasis of Napoleon.' (De Quincey) ... 2. <medicine> The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. ... Origin: Gr, fr. To ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  3. Anabasis
    • (n.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. • (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.`
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. Anabasis
    (from the article `Arrian`) Greek historian and philosopher who was the author of a work describing the campaigns of Alexander the Great. Entitled Anabasis, presumably in order ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/66

  5. Anabasis
    prose narrative, now in seven books, by Xenophon, of the story of the Greek mercenary soldiers who fought for Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/66

  6. Anabasis
    Anabasis is the Greek title of Xenophon's celebrated account of the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against his brother Artaxerxes, king of Persia. The title is also given to Arrian's work which records the campaigns of Alexander the Great.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  7. Anabasis
    Anabasis (unăb'usis) : see Xenophon.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A09102

  8. Anabasis
    march inland.
    Found on http://s_van_dorst.tripod.com/Ancient_Wa

  9. Anabasis
    (Xenophon) `Anabasis` (Ἀνάβασις - Greek for "going up") is the most famous work, in seven books, of the Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. The journey it narrates is his best known accomplishment and "one of the great adventures in...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis

  10. Anabasis
    `Anabasis` (from Greek ana = "upward", bainein = "go") is an expedition from a coastline up into the interior of a country. Katabasis, by contrast, is a trip from the interior down to the coast. Two classic texts are titled with "anabasis": See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis



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