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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. While best known in the contemporary philosophical world as the author of a series of sketches of Socrates in conversation, known by their Latin title ...
By Xenophon Translation by H. G. Dakyns Dedicated To Rev. B. Jowett, M.A. Master of Balliol College Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates.
Apr 16, 2024 · Xenophon (born c. 430 bce, Attica, Greece—died shortly before 350, Attica) 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.
Displaying results 1–23. Anabasis Xenophon 2521 downloads. Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus Xenophon 936 downloads. The Memorabilia Xenophon 643 downloads. Hellenica Xenophon 636 downloads. The Economist Xenophon 568 downloads. The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians Xenophon 365 downloads. The Apology Xenophon 352 downloads.
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Aug 27, 2012 · The whole works of Xenophon. The institution of Cyrus [translated by Maurice Ashley Cooper]--The expedition of Cyrus, translated by Edward Spelman.--The affairs of Greece, translated by William Smith.--Memoirs of Socrates, translated by Sarah Fielding.--The banquet of Xenophon, translated by James Welwood.--Hiero: on the condition of royalty ...
Life Early years. Xenophon was born c. 430 BC, in the deme Erchia of Athens.Xenophon's father, Gryllus, was a member of a wealthy equestrian family. Detailed accounts of events in Hellenica suggest that Xenophon personally witnessed the Return of Alcibiades in 407 BC, the Trial of the Generals in 406 BC, and the overthrow of the Thirty Tyrants in 403 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. He served with the Greek mercenaries of the Persian prince Cyrus, an experience on which he based his best-known work, the Anabasis.
