The sea! the sea! — Xenophon
The sea! the sea!
In the original Greek
θάλαττα! θάλαττα!
Anabasis · 370 BC
★ 3.9Greek soldiers, upon seeing the Black Sea for the first time as they returned from war in Persia.
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Xenophon. The Landmark Xenophon's Anabasis, translated by David Thomas, edited by Shand Brennan and David Thomas. Pantheon, 2021, bk. 4, ch. 7, sect. 24.
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Xenophon. Anabasis. c. 370 BC, bk. 4, ch. 7, sect. 24.