 Kuramba zvachose pfungwa dzomuzana ramakore rechi 17 kusvika kune rechi 19 dzokuva kwakabva vaKenani, vaAsiria, vaIndia kana kuti vaMakedhonia, munyori wenhau dzakaitika Alexander K. Nefiodkin anodenha kutaura kwaXenophon kwokuti ngoro dzine miseve dzakabva kuna mambo wokutanga wePersia Koreshi, achinongedzera kusavapo kwadzo kunoshamisa mukupinda kweGreece480479 BC nemumwe wevatevedzeri vake, Xerxes I. Panzvimbo pezvo, anoti maPersia akaunza ngoro dzakapetwa imwe nguva gare gare panguva dzehondo dzeGreco-Persian, pakati pa467 BC na458 BC, semhinduro kune ruzivo rwavo rwekurwisa maGreek anorema. 