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Xenophon was elected to take command of the 10,000 Greeks stranded in Persian territory after all the high ranking officers were massacred in a trap. How firmly would his control of his soldiers have been as an elected officer? Were there other officers competing for command?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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