Cyropaedia, Volume I: Books 1-4 by Xenophon (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Cyropaedia, Volume I by Xenophon, Walter Miller Cyropaedia by Xenophon (c. 430 c. 354 BCE) is a historical romance on the education of the sixth century BCE Persian king Cyrus the Elder that reflects Xenophon s ideas about rulers and government. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BCE) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. After the defeat of Cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. Later he wrote the famous vivid account of this March Up-Country (Anabasis); but meanwhile he entered service under the Spartans against the Persian king, married happily, and joined the staff of the Spartan king, Agesilaus. But Athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. The Spartans gave him an estate near Elis where he lived for years writing and hunting and educating his sons. Reconciled to Sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth.Xenophons Anabasis is a true story of remarkable adventures. Hellenica, a history of Greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides account. There are four works on Socrates (collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition). In Memorabilia Xenophon adds to Platos picture of Socrates from a different viewpoint. The Apology is an interesting complement to Platos account of Socrates defense at his trial. Xenophons Symposium portrays a dinner party at which Socrates speaks of love; and Oeconomicus has him giving advice on household management and married life. Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus (the Elder), reflects Xenophons ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes.We also have his Hiero, a dialogue on government; Agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon (on the Spartan system); Ways and Means (on the finances of Athens); Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds. The Constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens. These eight books are collected in the last of the seven volumes of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Xenophon. Author Biography Samuel Walter Miller (1864–1949) taught classics and archaeology at Missouri, Stanford, and Tulane, and as a member of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens led the first American excavation in Greece. Table of Contents Introduction Cyropaedia I. The Boyhood Of Cyrus II. The Reorganization Of The Army III. The Conquest Of Armenia And Scythia IV. The Capture Of The First And Second Camps Of The Assyrians Details ISBN0674990579 Author Walter Miller Publisher Harvard University Press Language English Translator Walter Miller ISBN-10 0674990579 ISBN-13 9780674990579 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 883.01 Series Number 051 Year 1914 Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Translated from Greek Short Title CYROPAEDIA VOLUME I BKS 1-4 DOI 10.1604/9780674990579 Illustrations none UK Release Date 1914-01-01 Imprint LOEB NZ Release Date 1914-01-01 US Release Date 1914-01-01 Pages 416 Publication Date 1914-01-01 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1913-12-31 Series Loeb Classical Library Subtitle Books 1–4 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:33360181;

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