Anabasis (from Greek ''ana'' = "upward", ''bainein'' = "to step or march") is an expedition from a coastline into the interior of a country. Anabase and Anabasis may also refer to:
History
* ''
Anabasis Alexandri
''The Anabasis of Alexander'' ( grc-gre, Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀνάβασις, ''Alexándrou Anábasis''; la, Anabasis Alexandri) was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of Hadrian. The ...
'' (''Anabasis of Alexander''), a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great by Greek historian Arrian
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''Anabasis'' (Xenophon), a history of the expedition of Cyrus the Younger by Greek writer Xenophon
* Siberian Anabasis, a literary name for
the Czechoslovak Legions' transit through Siberia during the Russian Civil War, in reference to the epic of Xenophon
Poetry and fiction
*', a 1924 poem by
Saint-John Perse
Alexis Leger (; 31 May 1887 – 20 September 1975), better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse (; also Saint-Leger Leger), was a French poet-diplomat, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960 "for the soaring flight and evocative ...
* ''Anabasis'', a 1930 translation of Saint-John Perse's poem by
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 18884 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor.Bush, Ronald. "T. S. Eliot's Life and Career", in John A Garraty and Mark C. Carnes (eds), ''American National Biogr ...
* ''Anabasis'', poem by
Paul Celan
Paul Celan (; ; 23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a Romanian-born German-language poet and translator. He was born as Paul Antschel to a Jewish family in Cernăuți (German: Czernowitz), in the then Kingdom of Romania (now Chernivtsi, U ...
, published 1963 in "Die Niemandsrose"
* ''Anabasis'', a 1994 novel by
Ellen Gilchrist
Ellen Gilchrist (born February 20, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. She won a National Book Award for her 1984 collection of short stories, ''Victory Over Japan''.
Life
Gilchrist was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, a ...
* '' Anabasis'', a novel of Hellenistic Afghanistan and India by Geoffrey Storey. A work of historical fiction set in
Bactria
Bactria (; Bactrian: , ), or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia in Amu Darya's middle stream, stretching north of the Hindu Kush, west of the Pamirs and south of the Gissar range, covering the northern part of Afghanistan, southwe ...
Music
* Anabasis, a fantasy music act on
Waerloga Records Waerloga Records is a small Swedish record label focused on dark ritualistic fantasy music. Records are available through mailorder and several stores worldwide. The label also have a Mailorder Store selling related releases, rare soundtracks etc.
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* The Anabasis, an American progressive metal band featuring
Ryo Okumoto
Ryo Okumoto (奥本亮, born May 24, 1959) is a Japanese rock keyboardist, best known for his work with progressive rock group Spock's Beard. He joined the band in 1996 and has been a member ever since. When singer and keyboardist Neal Morse wa ...
* "Anabasis (Xenophontis)", a song from the album ''
Killing with a Smile'' by Australian band Parkway Drive
Nature
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''Anabasis'' (moth), a genus of snout moths in the family Pyralidae
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''Anabasis'' (plant), a genus of desert shrubs in family Chenopodioideae
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Anabatic wind An anabatic wind, from the Greek '' anabatos'', verbal of ''anabainein'' meaning moving upward, is a warm wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side, driven by heating of the slope through insolation.Anabasii
A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...
, couriers of antiquity
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Katabasis, a trip from the interior down to the coast
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