In his "Anabasis" this Greek historian & soldier recounted an attack on Persia in the 5th century B.C.
[DOC] [TLE] OOLAC - #Ancient_Athenian_historians [PAR] Thucydides (/jusddiz/; Greek: , Thoukudds, Ancient 
Greek: ... His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war 
between ... During the winter of 424423 BC, the Spartan general Brasidas 
attacked .... claim the Persian throne inspired him to write his most famous work, 
Anabasis.