Anabasis: resumen de Part II

Qué sucede

1. Cyrus assembles troops at Sardis for a declared campaign against the Pisidians, but Tissaphernes warns the king, who prepares a response.
2. Reinforcements join the march, and Cyrus counts eleven thousand Greek hoplites and about two thousand peltasts at Celaenae.
3. Soldiers demand overdue wages; after Epyaxa arrives, Cyrus pays them for four months.
4. At Tyriaeum, a Greek advance during a review frightens Epyaxa and the Asians, pleasing Cyrus.
5. Cyrus permits plunder in Lycaonia, sends Epyaxa ahead with Menon, and executes two officials at Dana on a conspiracy charge.
6. Cyrus enters Cilicia unopposed; after troops plunder Tarsus, Epyaxa persuades Syennesis to meet him and exchange money for gifts and protections.

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En qué fijarte

Tissaphernes questions Cyrus’s declared purpose. His suspicion brings the expedition to the king’s attention and prompts opposing preparations.

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