| Xenophon Commander of the Ten Thousand | |
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| Champion Information | |
| Release Date | Season 6: December 5, 2017 (Champion Drop: M. U. E. #2) |
| ID | 601 |
| Class | Hybrid |
| Rarity | Common |
Xenophon is one of the many Champions in Aeon Clash.
Background
- Source: Wikipedia Article
Xenophon of Athens (c. 430 – 355/354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian, born in Athens. At the age of 30, Xenophon was elected commander of one of the biggest Greek mercenary armies of the Achaemenid Empire, the Ten Thousand, that marched on and came close to capturing Babylon in 401 BC. As the military historian Theodore Ayrault Dodge wrote, "the centuries since have devised nothing to surpass the genius of this warrior". Xenophon established precedents for many logistical operations, and was among the first to describe flanking maneuvers and feints. Xenophon's Anabasis recounts his adventures with the Ten Thousand while in the service of Cyrus the Younger, Cyrus's failed campaign to claim the Persian throne from Artaxerxes II of Persia, and the return of Greek mercenaries after Cyrus's death in the Battle of Cunaxa. Anabasis is a unique first-hand, humble, and self-reflective account of a military leader's experience in antiquity. On the topic of campaigns in Asia Minor and in Babylon, Xenophon wrote Cyropaedia outlining both military and political methods used by Cyrus the Great to conquer the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 539 BC. Anabasis and Cyropaedia inspired Alexander the Great and other Greeks to conquer Babylon and the Achaemenid Empire in 331 BC. A student and a friend of Socrates, Xenophon recounted several Socratic dialogues – Symposium, Oeconomicus, Hiero, a tribute to Socrates – Memorabilia, and a chronicle of the philosopher's trial in 399 BC – Apology of Socrates to the Jury. Reading Xenophon's Memorabilia inspired Zeno of Citium to change his life and start the Stoic school of philosophy.
For at least two millennia, Xenophon's many talents fueled the debate of whether to place Xenophon with generals, historians or philosophers. For the majority of time in the past two millennia, Xenophon was recognized as a philosopher. Quintilian in The Orator's Education discusses the most prominent historians, orators and philosophers as examples of eloquence and recognizes Xenophon's historical work, but ultimately places Xenophon next to Plato as a philosopher. Today, Xenophon is best known for his historical works. The Hellenica continues directly from the final sentence of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War covering the last seven years of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) and the subsequent forty-two years (404 BC–362 BC) ending with the Second Battle of Mantinea. Despite being born an Athenian citizen, Xenophon came to be associated with Sparta, the traditional opponent of Athens. Experience as a mercenary and a military leader, service under Spartan commanders in Ionia, Asia Minor, Persia and elsewhere, exile from Athens, and friendship with King Agesilaus II endeared Xenophon to the Spartans. Much of what is known today about the Spartan society comes from Xenophon's works – the royal biography of the Spartan king Agesilaus and the Constitution of the Lacedaemonians. Xenophon is recognized as one of the greatest writers of antiquity. Xenophon's works span multiple genres and are written in plain Attic Greek, which is why they have often been used in translation exercises for contemporary students of the Ancient Greek language. In the Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Diogenes Laërtius observed that Xenophon was known as the "Attic Muse" because of the sweetness of his diction. Several centuries later, Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero described Xenophon's mastery of Greek composition in Orator with the following words: "the muses were said to speak with the voice of Xenophon". Roman orator, attorney and teacher of rhetoric Quintilian echoes Cicero in The Orator's Education saying "the Graces themselves seem to have molded his style and the goddess of persuasion sat upon his lips".
Stats
Xenophon is a Hybrid Champion and a part of the Specialist Class.
- Health: 1000 (Lvl. 1) / 1570 (Lvl. 20)
- [LVL = +30 HP]
- Damage: 200 (Lvl. 1) / 485 (Lvl. 20)
- [LVL = +15 DMG]
Skills
Default Skills
- PASSIVE 1: Speed Boost
- Killing enemies increases the PLAYER's attack and movement speed, this can stack up to 5 times.
- PASSIVE 2: Damage Boost
- Killing enemies increases the PLAYER's damage, this can stack up to 5 times.
- SKILL 1: Slide
- The PLAYER slides forward, avoiding all incoming damage.
- COOLDOWN: 6s
- The PLAYER slides forward, avoiding all incoming damage.
- SKILL 2: Magic Wave
- Unleash a magic wave around yourself that damages and knocks back all enemies hit.
- COOLDOWN: 8s
- Unleash a magic wave around yourself that damages and knocks back all enemies hit.
- SPECIAL SKILL 3: Passive Change
- Upon killing an enemy the PLAYER can change between their 2 class passives and weapons.
- COOLDOWN: 10s
- Upon killing an enemy the PLAYER can change between their 2 class passives and weapons.
- WEAPON ATTRIBUTE:
- SPEAR: The PLAYER hurls their spear forwards with every 5th basic attack, damaging and stunning the first enemy hit for 2.5s.
- WAND: Once the Damage Boost Meter has 5 stacks your skills deal double damage.
Champion Skill
- CHAMPION SKILL: Ten Thousand
- When Xenophon is under 25% health he summons three of the Ten Thousand mercenaries to protect him. Xenophon can't be damaged until the mercenaries are killed first.
- COOLDOWN: 25s
- When Xenophon is under 25% health he summons three of the Ten Thousand mercenaries to protect him. Xenophon can't be damaged until the mercenaries are killed first.
Notes
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