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Hellenica

Hellenica (also Hellenika; Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνικά) is a work of history by the Greek writer Xenophon. It was intended as a continuation of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, which was left unfinished and ends abruptly in the year 411 BC. Xenophon's history covers the years 411–362 BC, through the end of the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath.
Hellenica (or Hellenika) simply means writings on Greek (Hellenic) subjects. The title is commonly translated as The History of Greece. Xenophon's work was one of several Greek histories from the 4th century which bear the title Hellenica, of which very few survive.
Hellenica is usually considered to be a difficult work for modern audiences to understand, as Xenophon often assumed his reader's knowledge of events.