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Xenophon

Xenophon

Xenophon

Here, and in the accompanying Symposium we also obtain insight on life in Athens. The volume concludes with Xenophon's Apology, an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial.
The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon

The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon

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3 SARAH BROWN FERRARIO Xenophon and Greek Political Thought Introduction: “Greek Political Thought” and Xenophon in the Fourth Century Our modern definitions of “the political” embrace far too narrow a semantic and intellectual field ...
Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the ...

Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the ...

William Edward Higgins

This book is a fresh study of the fourth century B.C. Greek adventurer, writer, and student of Socrates, Xenophon.
The Education of Cyrus

The Education of Cyrus

Xenophon

In The Education of Cyrus, Xenophon confronts the vexing problem of political instability by exploring the character and behavior of the ruler.
Memorabilia

Memorabilia

Xenophon

An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy.
Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry

Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry

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HISTORICAL AGENCY AND SELF-AWARENESS IN XENOPHON'S HELLENICA AND ANABASIS* Sarah Brown Ferrario I: C H M C G Historical agency is dicult to dene in the abstract, because any attempt to do so poses questions about the ...
The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon

The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon

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19. PAUL CHRISTESEN ... in this volume. I am grateful to Paul Cartledge and Michael Flower, who provided invaluable comments 5 See, for example, the notes in Cawkwell 1979. 6 376 376 Xenophon's Views on Sparta Paul Christesen.
The History and Art of Horsemanship. [with] Xenophon's ...

The History and Art of Horsemanship. [with] Xenophon's ...

Richard Berenger

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
The Anabasis of Cyrus

The Anabasis of Cyrus

Xenophon

In this new translation of the Anabasis, Wayne Ambler achieves a masterful combination of liveliness and a fidelity to the original uncommon in other versions.
Oeconomicus:

Oeconomicus:

Xenophon

In this book Professor Pomeroy provides a new translation to complement the Oxford Classical Text, and a comprehensive introduction and commentary, making the book readilyaccessible to those both with and without Greek.
Xenophon's Anabasis, Or The Expedition of Cyrus

Xenophon's Anabasis, Or The Expedition of Cyrus

Michael A. Flower

This book places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes.
The Socratic Movement

The Socratic Movement

Paul A. Vander Waerdt

as. Teacher. Donald. R. Morrison. Plato and Xenophon, along with many of their contemporaries, were intensely interested in the moral character of Socrates. Insofar as Socrates has served, and continues to serve, in our tradition as providing ...
The Truth About Exercise Addiction: Understanding the Dark ...

The Truth About Exercise Addiction: Understanding the Dark ...

Katherine Schreiber

Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle, A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014), 609. 5. Xenophon, Memorabilia, c. 371 BC, quoted in E. Norman Gardiner, Athletics in the Ancient ...
Friendship and Queer Theory in the Renaissance: Gender and ...

Friendship and Queer Theory in the Renaissance: Gender and ...

John S. Garrison

JohnA. Stevens, “Friendship and Profit in Xenophon's Oeconomicus,” TheSocratic Movement, ed. PaulA. VanderWaerdt (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994),235. 43. CoppéliaKahn, “Timon of Athens, Jacobean Patronage,and Maternal ...
The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, ...

The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, ...

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Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"—Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.
The Anabasis of Cyrus

The Anabasis of Cyrus

Xenophon

Chapter 1 To Darius and Parysatis were born two sons, the older Artaxerxes and the younger Cyrus.1 When Darius fell sick and suspected the end of his life to be near, he wished both sons to be at his side. (2)a Now the older happened to be ...
Rethinking Plato: A Cartesian Quest for the Real Plato

Rethinking Plato: A Cartesian Quest for the Real Plato

Necip Fikri Alican

Edited by Donald R. Morrison. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, pp. 24–47. Dorion, Louis-André. (2006) “Xenophon's Socrates.” Chapter 7 of A Companion to Socrates. Edited by Sara Ahbel-Rappe and Rachana Kamtekar.
The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 1999

The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 1999

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Members of Cabinet: Xenophon Yataganas, tel (2) 295-42- 77; Alexander Italianer, tel (2) 299-43-93; Matthias Mors, tel (2) 299-33-89; Blanca Rodriguez, tel (2) 295-29-20, fax (2) 296- 29-37; Julie De Groote, tel (2) 295-58-72; Diane Schmitt, ...
The Catalogue of Brown University

The Catalogue of Brown University

Brown University

COURSE OF STUDIES a BROWN UNIVERSITY. FRESHMAN CLASS. FIRST TERM. Plane Geometry, - . . Davies's Legendre. Latin Prose, - Folsom's Livy. Latin Grammar, reviewed. Greek Prose, .... Xenophon's Anabasis. Greek Grammar ...
Arrian on Coursing: The Cynegeticus of the Younger Xenophon, ...

Arrian on Coursing: The Cynegeticus of the Younger Xenophon, ...

Arrian

To which is Added an Appendix, Containing Some Account of the Canes Venatici of Classical Antiquity Arrian. I have in vain examined the four books of " Natalie Comes Natal. Comes He Venatione A Mi de Venatione" for more than the name of the canis Celticus — fil.Venet. 1561. probably to be interpreted of tthe war-dog of Gaul, rather than the Vertragus. The Cynegeticon of Peter Angelio, commonly called, from Petri Angelii Uargaei Poema- his Tuscan birth-place, Bargaeus, is said ...

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