85. Q. After this had been done what action was taken as to the rank and file? A. The men were called together and stoutly harangued by three men in succession—Xenophon being the last.
86. Q. What was one of Xenophon’s heroic propositions that was agreed to? A. To burn everything they could possibly spare on the homeward march.
87. Q. What answer did they return to Mithradates, a neighboring Persian satrap, when asked to know what their present plans might be? A. If unmolested, to go home, doing as little injury as possible to the country through which they passed, but to fight their best if opposition was offered.
88. Q. Of what character were the Greeks convinced the mission of Mithradates was? A. That it was a treacherous one.
89. Q. For this reason what resolution did the Grecian generals take? A. That there should be no communication with the enemy by heralds.
90. Q. What was the general direction taken by the Greeks in the first part of their retreat? A. A northerly direction, toward the Black Sea.
91. Q. By whom were they followed, and almost daily attacked, during the first portion of their retreat? A. Tissaphernes and a Persian army.
92. Q. What Persian governor did they encounter in Armenia? A. Tiribazus.
93. Q. With what foes in the elements did they next meet? A. Deep snow and a terrible north wind.