Xenophon of Ephesus ( el, Ξενοφῶν ὁ Εφέσιος; fl. 2nd century – 3rd century AD) was a

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'' ξ 50 His surviving work is the '' Ephesian Tale of Anthia and Habrocomes'', one of the earliest novels as well as one of the sources for

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''. He is not to be confused with the earlier and more famous Athenian soldier and historian, Xenophon of Athens.

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