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Xenophon of Athens ( / ˈzɛnəfən, ˈziːnə -, - ˌfɒn /; Ancient Greek: Ξενοφῶν, romanized : Xenophôn [ksenopʰɔ̂ːn]; c. 430 [1] – probably 355 or 354 BC [2]) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian, born in Athens.
Xenophon's Anabasis, translated by Carleton Lewis Brownson. Anabasis (/ ə ˈ n æ b ə s ɪ s /; Greek: Ἀνάβασις; an "expedition up from") is the most famous work of the Ancient Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon.
Sep 27, 2022 · Xenophon of Athens (l. 430 to c. 354 BCE) was a contemporary of Plato and a fellow student of Socrates. He is best known for his Anabasis (The March Up Country) detailing the retreat of the Ten Thousand...
Jun 6, 2024 · Xenophon was a Greek historian and philosopher whose numerous surviving works are valuable for their depiction of late Classical Greece. His Anabasis (“Upcountry March”) in particular was highly regarded in antiquity and had a strong influence on Latin literature.
Xenophon (430—354 B.C.E.) Xenophon was a Greek philosopher, soldier, historian, memoirist, and the author of numerous practical treatises on subjects ranging from horsemanship to taxation.
Xenophon (c. 430 – 354 BC), also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC.
Xenophon , (born 431, Attica, Greece—died shortly before 350 bc, Attica), Greek historian. Born of a well-to-do Athenian family, Xenophon was critical of extreme democracy and for a time was exiled as a traitor.
Jun 6, 2024 · His Socratic world often resembles a sanitized version of reality; Xenophon created a fictive history in which propositions about the pursuit of virtue—though they derive authority from being rooted in the past—acquire either a mythical aura or an intriguing piquancy through the use of a deviant version of that past.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Memorabilia, by Xenophon This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Xenophon of Athens (/ˈzɛnəfən, -ˌfɒn/; Greek: Ξενοφῶν, Ancient Greek:, Xenophōn; c. 431 BC – 354 BC) was an ancient Greek historian, philosopher and soldier. Xenophon became commander of the Ten Thousand at about 30, with noted military historian Theodore Ayrault Dodge saying of him, “the centuries since have devised nothing ...
