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| | Xenophon, Greece, ancient history |
 | | In 394 BC he joined the court of the Spartan king Agelisaus II, and was present at the Battle of Coronea the same year, where the Spartans defeated the Athenian and Theban armies. |
 | | For this, Xenophon was convicted of treachury by the Athenians, and he was sentenced to banishment. |
 | | He was then given an estate in Elis by the Spartan government, but when the Thebans defeated the Spartans at the battle of Leuctra 13 years later, he was forced to leave his home. |
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