Editing Clearchus of Sparta (section)

=== The Ten Thousand ===
In the "[[Anabasis (Xenophon)|Expedition of the Ten Thousand]]" undertaken by Cyrus to dethrone his brother Artaxerxes, Clearchus led the [[Peloponnesian]] contingent of the [[Army of the Ten Thousand|Ten Thousand]], who formed the right wing of Cyrus's army at the [[Battle of Cunaxa]] (401 BC). He was instructed to attack the enemy center, but instead moved forward and pushed back the enemy's left wing, leaving Cyrus' flank vulnerable. Cyrus charged the enemy center and was killed in battle. On Cyrus's death Clearchus assumed the overall command of the Ten Thousand and conducted the retreat of the army, aiming to fall back to the [[Tigris]] river while parleying with the Persians. He was invited to a banquet by the [[satrap]] of [[Lydia]] and [[Ionia]] and general for Artaxerxes, [[Tissaphernes]], but he and his party were arrested and sent to the royal court at [[Babylon]], where he was executed on the orders of [[Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)|Queen Stateira]].<ref name="Iranica" />