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Xenophon
"Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus" through Xenophon is an ancient Greek historic and philosophical paintings that offers a fictionalized account of the life and accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, the…
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"The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis" is an ancient historical book written by Xenophon. Authored by Xenophon, a prominent figure in ancient Greek literature, this collection is a cornerstone…
Jordan Chariton
Toxic Government exposes the full, never-before-told story of who is responsible for the poisoning of Flint and the coverup of the Flint water crisis. From state and local government to…
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In contrast to Plato and Aristotle, who rigorously adapt their conceptions of virtue to their philosophical theories, Xenophon combines the analysis of a Socratic with the historical grounding of a…
Shane Brennan
Offers a novel reading of one of the ancient world's most famous and celebrated texts.
Dustin Sebell
A careful reading of Book IV of Xenophon's Memorabilia and a demonstration of a Socratic education
It is well known that Socrates was executed by the city of Athens for…
Carol Atack
Xenophon of Athens wrote on a variety of subjects including history, biography, leadership and philosophical dialogue. This book explores the coherent worldview underlying these apparently disparate works, placing Xenophon's thought…
Rosie Harman
This book considers cultural identity and power relations in early fourth-century BCE Greece through a reading of Xenophon's historical narratives, the Hellenica, Anabasis and Cyropaedia. These texts depict conflicts between…
The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and…
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Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek historical narrative divided into seven books that describe Greco-Persian history in the years BCE 411-362. It is the principal source for the final seven…
Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns
The Memorabilia is a defense of Socrates, offering edifying examples of Socrates' conversations and activities. Xenophon argues that Socrates was innocent of the formal charges against him, demonstrating how Socrates…
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a…
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Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne.
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Chariton,Xenophon
These new translations of the earliest preserved novels in ancient Greek offer us a glimpse of the beginning of prose fiction in the western world. Their plots feature beautiful young…
Chariton
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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""The Loves of Chaereas and Callirrhoe"" is a novel written by Chariton in the 1st century AD. The story is set in Syracuse, Sicily, and follows the love story of…
The Loves of Chaereas and Callirrhoe is a romantic novel written by Chariton, a Greek author from the first century AD. The novel tells the story of two lovers, Chaereas…
The Loves of Chaereas and Callirrhoe is a novel written by Chariton, a Greek author, in the 1st century AD. The story follows the romantic relationship between Chaereas, a wealthy…
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This work is in the public…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Charlotte C.S. Thomas
Xenophon (430-354 BCE) was a man of many modes: follower of Socrates, Athenian General, friend to Sparta, philosopher, political theorist, military historian, and writer. This collection of essays explores his…
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The study of statesmanship is not a subject for leaders in politics alone. It is the study of the whole human being in thought and action. The classics teach us…
Professor Robert Holschuh Simmons
What makes a demagogue? A much more friendly touch, or more importantly, a perception of a friendly touch, than has previously been explored. Demagogues, Power and Friendship in Classical Athens…
Mary Lefkowitz, James Romm
From the leading scholars behind The Greek Plays, a collection of the best translations of the foremost Greek historians, presenting a sweeping history of ancient Greece as recorded by its…
Aphrodisias Chariton
Wallace Chariton
After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary letters and accounts by participants, government documents from the period, newspaper articles, diary entries, and even receipts, Wallace O. Chariton…
Chariton (Aphrodisiensis)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
Ginette Chariton
Chariton Charitonidis
This book examines the verb derivation in Modern Greek within an alternations framework and suggests a new model of analysis for verb derivation in general. The Greek -izo verb derivatives…
Xenophon Xenophon
As one of the most celebrated writers of ancient Greece, Xenophon was renowned for his military and equestrian expertise. In Three Essays, he shares his hard-won wisdom on the arts…
Stranded deep in enemy territory, the Spartan general Clearchus and the other Greek senior officers were subsequently killed or captured by treachery on the part of the Persian satrap Tissaphernes…
On horsemanship deals with the selection, care and training of horses in general. Military training and the duties of the cavalry commander are dealt with in the Hipparchicus.Written in about…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Translated by Henry Morley, from the 1722 work of Edward Bysshe.
This book examines the verb derivation in Modern Greek within an alternations framework and suggests a new model of analysis for verb derivation in general. The Greek-izo verb derivatives constitute…
