Anabasis、Part 1, no. 41, Part VIIIの要約

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In VIII, the generals face an inquiry into their conduct, and Xenophon answers accusations of assault by arguing that his blows protect soldiers and preserve discipline. After he challenges one accuser and asks the assembly to remember his services, members stand up to recall his helpful actions.

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Philesius and Xanthicles each receive a twenty-mina penalty for missing cargo funds, while Sophaenetus receives a ten-mina fine for neglecting duty.
An accuser admits that Xenophon strikes him after he refuses to carry a living soldier and prepares to bury him.
The assembly supports Xenophon against this accuser, while the other men who allege beatings decline to explain their cases.
Xenophon defends striking plunderers, men who refuse to march, and stragglers as necessary for their safety and the army’s survival.
He names Boiscus as a former shirker now reportedly robbing citizens, then urges his listeners to remember kindness as well as punishment.
Members of the assembly rise to recall Xenophon’s helpful deeds, and the inquiry ends favorably for him.