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Antonios Athenaeus is a Greek officer with a long career in active service and a sustained commitment to the study of warfare, leadership, and strategy. He was educated at the country’s highest military academies and completed postgraduate studies in military science and leadership, combining academic training with many years of operational experience. His service includes demanding assignments and participation in international missions, where cooperation, discipline, and sound judgment are essential.

Alongside his professional career, he has devoted himself to military history and strategic analysis. His writing explores how wars are shaped by leadership, decision-making, and human behavior under pressure, from antiquity to the modern era. ...more

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	The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 B.C. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Leros, November 1943: Operation Taifun - The Last German Victory in the Aegean it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Leuctra 371 B.C.: Epaminondas and the End of Spartan Supremacy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Gaugamela 331 B.C.: Alexander’s Operational Command and the Collapse of Persian Empire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Plataea 479 B.C.: Pausanias and the Final Defeat of the Persian Invasion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Delium 424 B.C.: Athens, Boeotia and the Battle for Control in the Peloponnesian War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Chaeronea 338 B.C.: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Battle That Ended Greek Independence it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Mantinea 362 B.C.: Epaminondas, Thebes, and the Limits of Tactical Victory it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Maps and diagrams can reveal a battle’s truth more clearly than pages of words.”
― Antonios Athenaeus

tags: history, maps, military-history, visualization, warfare

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“Leadership is tested not in victory, but in the moment when survival depends on discipline and courage.”
― Antonios Athenaeus, The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 B.C.

tags: ancient-history, leadership, resilience, strategy

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“At Cunaxa, the Greek phalanx proved invincible in battle, yet the death of Cyrus decided the war.”
― ANTONIOS ATHENAEUS, The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 B.C.

tags: ancient-greece, cunaxa, history, military, xenophon

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“At Cunaxa, the Greek phalanx proved invincible in battle, yet the death of Cyrus decided the war.”
― ANTONIOS ATHENAEUS, The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 B.C.

tags: ancient-greece, cunaxa, history, military, xenophon

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“Leadership is tested not in victory, but in the moment when survival depends on discipline and courage.”
― Antonios Athenaeus, The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 B.C.

tags: ancient-history, leadership, resilience, strategy

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“Maps and diagrams can reveal a battle’s truth more clearly than pages of words.”
― Antonios Athenaeus

tags: history, maps, military-history, visualization, warfare

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“True leadership is not proven in victory, but in the moments after defeat — when order must rise from chaos.”

— from The Battle of Cunaxa (401 B.C.) – Xenophon and the Ten Thousand”
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“Discipline and unity can achieve what numbers and wealth cannot. The Ten Thousand stood unbroken, not because they were many — but because they were one.”

— from The Battle of Cunaxa (401 B.C.) – Xenophon and the Ten Thousand”
― Antonios Athenaeus, The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 B.C.

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