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Xenophon
Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne.
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Professor Robert Holschuh Simmons
What makes a demagogue? A much more friendly touch, or more importantly, a perception of a friendly touch, than has previously been explored. Demagogues, Power and Friendship in Classical Athens…
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Xenophon Xenophon
As one of the most celebrated writers of ancient Greece, Xenophon was renowned for his military and equestrian expertise. In Three Essays, he shares his hard-won wisdom on the arts…
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Stranded deep in enemy territory, the Spartan general Clearchus and the other Greek senior officers were subsequently killed or captured by treachery on the part of the Persian satrap Tissaphernes…
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Composed many years after Socrates’ death, these dialogues were assembled by one of the philosopher’s former students and recapture many examples of his conversations with his disciplines and fellow Athenians.
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Xenophon’s Memorabilia and Apology provide a passionate defence of Socrates against the charges brought against him that lead to his execution. The two texts together provide a moving account of…
"Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus" through Xenophon is an ancient Greek historic and philosophical paintings that offers a fictionalized account of the life and accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, the…
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"The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis" is an ancient historical book written by Xenophon. Authored by Xenophon, a prominent figure in ancient Greek literature, this collection is a cornerstone…
"The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates" is a collection of Socratic dialogues written by the ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon. The book is also known by its Greek title "???????????????" (Apomnemoneumata), which…
While Plato's and Aristotle's theories of virtue have received extensive scholarly attention, less work has been done on Xenophon's portraits of virtue and on his attitude towards the theoretical issues…
Shane Brennan
Offers a novel reading of one of the ancient world's most famous and celebrated texts.
Dustin Sebell
It is well known that Socrates was executed by the city of Athens for not believing in the gods and for corrupting the youth. Despite this, it is not widely…
Rosie Harman
This book considers cultural identity and power relations in early fourth-century BCE Greece through a reading of Xenophon's historical narratives, the Hellenica, Anabasis and Cyropaedia. These texts depict conflicts between…
Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek historical narrative divided into seven books that describe Greco-Persian history in the years BCE 411-362. It is the principal source for the final seven…
Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns
The Memorabilia is a defense of Socrates, offering edifying examples of Socrates' conversations and activities. Xenophon argues that Socrates was innocent of the formal charges against him, demonstrating how Socrates…
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a…
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Charlotte C.S. Thomas
Xenophon (430-354 BCE) was a man of many modes: follower of Socrates, Athenian General, friend to Sparta, philosopher, political theorist, military historian, and writer. This collection of essays explores his…
The study of statesmanship is not a subject for leaders in politics alone. It is the study of the whole human being in thought and action. The classics teach us…
Mary Lefkowitz, James Romm
From the leading scholars behind The Greek Plays, a collection of the best translations of the foremost Greek historians, presenting a sweeping history of ancient Greece as recorded by its…
J'ai entendu un jour Socrate s'entretenir ainsi sur l’ conomie: Dis-moi, Critobule, l’ conomie a-t-elle un nom de science comme la m decine, la m tallurgie et l'architecture ? -…
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Translated by Henry Morley, from the 1722 work of Edward Bysshe.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
On horsemanship deals with the selection, care and training of horses in general. Military training and the duties of the cavalry commander are dealt with in the Hipparchicus.Written in about…
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
On Horsemanship, by Xenophon. Xenophon was a greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher (430B.C.-534B.C.).
On Revenues By Xenophon Classic Greek Literature
Xenophontis Respublica Lacedaemoniorum est opus historico-politicum, quod a Xenophonte, Graeco scriptore, saeculo quinto ante Christum natum floruisse creditur, conscriptum est. In hoc libro, Xenophon narrat de vita et rebus gestis…
Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg veroeffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Grossteil…
Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem…
And Of The Retreat Of The Ten Thousand Greeks As Related By Xenophon.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing…
