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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Ten Thousand''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Μύριοι) were a group of mercenary units, mainly [[Ancient Greece|Greek]], drawn up by [[Cyrus the Younger]] to attempt to wrest the throne of the [[Persian Empire]] from his brother, [[Artaxerxes II]]. Their march to the [[Battle of Cunaxa]] and back to Greece ([[401 BC]]-[[399 BC]]) was recorded by [[Xenophon]] (one of its leaders) in his work, ''[[Anabasis (Xenophon)|The Anabasis]]''.<br />
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According to Xenophon, the Ten Thousand were composed of:<br />
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*4000 [[hoplites]] under [[Xenias]] the [[Arcadia]]n, until he left the army in Syria<br />
*1500 hoplites and 500 light infantry under [[Proxenus]] the [[Boeotia]]n, until he left the army in Syria<br />
*1000 hoplites under [[Sophaenetus]] the [[Stymphalia]]n<br />
*500 hoplites under Socrates the [[Achaea]]n<br />
*300 hoplites and 300 [[peltasts]] under [[Pasion]] the [[Megara]]n<br />
*1000 hoplites, 800 [[Thrace|Thracian]] peltasts, and 200 [[Crete|Cretan]] archers (and more than 2000 men who came from [[Xenias]] and [[Proxenus]] when they deserted) under [[Clearchus]] the [[Sparta]]n,<br />
*3000 hoplites under [[Sosis]] the Syracusan<br />
*1000 hoplites under [[Sophaenetus]] the [[Arcadia]]n<br />
*700 hoplites under [[Chirisophus]] the Spartan<br />
*400 Greek deserters from Artaxerxes' army<br />
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In addition, they were backed up by a fleet of 35 [[triremes]] under Pythagoras the Spartan and 25 triremes under Tamos the Egyptian, as well as 100,000 Persian troops under Ariaeus (although Xenophon lists them as 100,000, most modern historians believe Ariaeus' troops were only around 20,000).<br />
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Until shortly after the ''Battle of Cunaxa'', the [[Sparta]]n general [[Clearchus]] was recognized as the commander of the army. When [[Tissaphernes]] arrested and executed Clearchus, Proxenus, Menon, Agias (possibly the same person as Sophaenetus), and Socrates, their places were taken by Xenophon, Timasion, Xanthicles, Cleanor, and Philesius, with the Spartan Chirisophus as the general commander.<br />
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