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I've heard that Philip II (and by extension, Alexander the Great) was influenced in his decision to invade Persia by the successes of the 10,000 Greek hoplites in Xenophon's "Anabasis." Is there any evidence to support this assertion?

by /u/Alot_Hunter in /r/AskHistorians

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