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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 (Anabasis of Alexander), a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great by Greek historian Arrian
- 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
- Anabase, a 1924 poem by Saint-John Perse
- Anabasis, a 1930 translation of Saint-John Perse's poem by T. S. Eliot
- Anabasis, poem by Paul Celan, published 1963 in "Die Niemandsrose"
- Anabasis, a 1994 novel by Ellen Gilchrist
- Anabasis, a novel of Hellenistic Afghanistan and India by Geoffrey Storey. A work of historical fiction set in Bactria
Music
- Anabasis, a fantasy music act on Waerloga Records
- The Anabasis, an American progressive metal band featuring Ryo Okumoto
- "Anabasis (Xenophontis)", a song from the album Killing with a Smile by Australian band Parkway Drive
Nature
- Anabasis (moth), a genus of snout moths in the family Pyralidae
- Anabasis (plant), a genus of desert shrubs in family Chenopodioideae
- Anabatic wind, a wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side
See also
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