Anabasis, Book 6, Part IV summary

What happens

1. The Greeks camp on the beach at Calpe Haven, resisting any move that suggests founding a city rather than returning home.
2. After favorable sacrifices, Xenophon leads the army out to bury the dead and raise a memorial for those they cannot find.
3. An assembly restores the former military organization and makes proposals to divide the army punishable by death.
4. Repeated unfavorable sacrifices prevent departure and food gathering, while soldiers suspect Xenophon of trying to establish a settlement.
5. Neon takes two thousand men to seek provisions, but cavalry attacks their scattered party and kills at least five hundred.
6. Xenophon rescues the survivors; a surprise Bithynian attack at supper forces the Greeks to strengthen their guards and remain armed overnight.

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What to notice

The sentence states Xenophon's position as hunger becomes urgent. His refusal makes religious approval central to the conflict over military action.

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