He showed that verse was but an ornament and did not make poetry, and that there were many poets, among whom he named xenophon, who never versified.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
Two centuries after the fall of the Assyrian kingdom, xenophon, marching up the Tigris with the 10,000, reached the ruins of Chalah.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
The sides of the tower xenophon put at almost half their real size; the height of the ruins is still about 140 feet.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker