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Summary Fragments of Xenophon's Hellenica, Papyrus PSI 1197, Laurentian Library, Florence. Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek historical narrative divided into seven books that describe Greco-Persian history in the years 411–362 BC. The first two books narrate the final years of the Peloponnesian War from the moment at which Thucydides ...
chapter: section: After this, 1 not many days later, Thymochares 2 came from Athens with a few ships; and thereupon the Lacedaemonians and the Athenians fought another naval battle, and the Lacedaemonians were victorious, under the leadership of Agesandridas. 1 i.e. after the last events described by Thucydides.
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May 15, 2023 · The Hellenica is a major narrative history of ancient Greece, written by Xenophon. It picks up its account where Thucydides left off in 411 BC, and continues down to the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC. This translation, by H.G. Dakyns, comes from his four volume set of Xenophon's collected works, the first volume of which was published in 1891.
The Hellenica is his chronicle of the history of the Hellenes from 411 to 359 B.C., starting as a continuation of Thucydides, and becoming his own brand of work from Book III onwards. PREPARER'S NOTE This was typed from Dakyns' series, "The Works of Xenophon," a four-volume set.
Other articles where Hellenica is discussed: Xenophon: Historical themes of Xenophon: Hellenica is a seven-book account of 411–362 in two distinct (perhaps chronologically widely separated) sections: the first (Book I and Book II through chapter 3, line 10) “completes” Thucydides (in largely un-Thucydidean fashion) by covering the last years of the Peloponnesian War (i.e., 411–404); the…
Xenophon, Hellenica, Book 1. book: chapter: 1. After this, 1 not many days later, Thymochares 2 came from Athens with a few ships; and thereupon the Lacedaemonians and the Athenians fought another naval battle, and the Lacedaemonians were victorious, under the leadership of Agesandridas. [ 2 ]
This is the first of three promised volumes, and provides a general introduction and a commentary on the Hellenica to 2.2.24, or to the fall of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War. An up to date commentary on the Hellenica is certainly needed, but while Kelly’s erudition and long experience with Xenophon shine through, I found the ...
