Xenophon S Sparta

Author : G. Proietti
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004328334

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Xenophon's Sparta by G. Proietti Pdf

Xenophon is usually believed to have written his Hellenica as a general ''history of his own times'' in Greece, and is criticized for his disproportionately close attention to Spartan affairs and his apparent bias in favour of the Spartans. But his treatment of Sparta is much more coherent and purposive than has been noticed; and knowing the cirumstances of his life, we should consider that there were ample reasons of prudence (at least) for him to have written with much circumspection about Sparta and especially about Agesilaus and Agesilaus' friends. This methodical interpretative study of Lysander in the Hellenica as well as of the Polity of the Lacedaemonians demonstrates that Xenophon wrote aobut this city - famous for the communal life of its citizens - with critical and philosophic intent. As a case study in reading classical history, it might signal the need for a complete reevaluation of other historians as well.

Author : Anton Powell,Nicolas Richer
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910589984

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Xenophon and Sparta by Anton Powell,Nicolas Richer Pdf

Xenophon has for long, and understandably, enjoyed a privileged position as a reliable source on Sparta. Commander of a grand military expedition of Sparta's devising, and a dependent of Sparta's influential king Agesilaos, Xenophon knew Sparta from the inside, and - as himself an Athenian in exile - was well placed to comment on Sparta's difference. The simplicity of his Greek style has a perfume of honesty. And yet... Recent research has with increasing force called into doubt Xenophon's motives and truthfulness - especially as regards Sparta. Analysis of his Hellenica reveals much evasion and euphemism about Sparta's failings - complicated by occasional outbursts against the iniquity of Spartan imperialism. His euphemistic Constitution of the Lakedaimonians (itself containing such an outburst), and his near-hagiography of the dead Agesilaos, have variously evoked trust and suspicion in historians. This book, by a distinguished team of specialists in Spartan history, is the first of a short series from CPW, approaching Spartan reality by way of close analysis of our main contemporary Greek sources: their access, their biases, the literary structure and the genre of their works.

Author : Gerald Proietti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9004083383

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Xenophon's Sparta by Gerald Proietti Pdf

Author : Noreen Humble
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108479974

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Xenophon of Athens by Noreen Humble Pdf

Challenges the long-held view that Xenophon is pro-Spartan, arguing that his stance is, rather, critical and philosophical.

Author : Michael Lipka
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110887242

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Xenophon's Spartan Constitution by Michael Lipka Pdf

This work presents a new critical edition of The Spartan Constitution, a treatise in state philosophy attributed to the historian Xenophon (c. 430 - c. 355 B. C.). The Greek text, reconstructed on the basis of extant manuscript sources, is prefaced by an introduction and supplemented by a critical commentary and an English translation. The introduction discusses the problem of the text's authenticity and dating and provides a comprehensive account of its sources, reception, language, style and structure as well as an analysis of the manuscript sources and the textual tradition. The commentary addresses linguistic as well as historical problems.

Author : Michael A. Flower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107050068

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The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon by Michael A. Flower Pdf

Introduces Xenophon's writings and their importance for Western culture, while explaining the main scholarly controversies.

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521581547

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Xenophon on Government by Xenophon Pdf

Xenophon of Athens was a pupil of Socrates and a philosopher in his own right. He wrote two of the texts included in this volume, the Hiero (On Tyranny) and the Constitution of the Spartans. The third, the Constitution of the Athenians, is found under Xenophon's name alongside the other two in the manuscripts. The works represent three distinct types of government (the rule of one man in tyranny and kingship, the rule of law in the mixed constitution of the Spartans, and the rule of the masses in the Athenian democracy), but there are common features throughout. This volume presents an introduction discussing Xenophon's views on government in the context of his general political thought, drawing particularly on his Socratic work Memorabilia, and a commentary on the Greek text of each work aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547022398

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Hellenica by Xenophon Pdf

Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek ancient storyline separated into seven books that portray Greco-Persian history in the years 411–362 BC. Hellenica is one of the most important primary sources for the History of the Peloponnesian War and the war's aftermath. Many consider this a very personal work, written by Xenophon in retirement on his Spartan estate, intended primarily for circulation among his friends, for people who knew the main protagonists and events, often because they had participated in them. It covers the events in Greece from 411 to 362 BC, and is considered to be the continuation of the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides.

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1981753400

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The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians by Xenophon Pdf

The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians by Xenophon. Translation by H. G. Dakyns. Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C. The Polity of the Lacedaemonians talks about the laws and institutions created by Lycurgus, which train and develop Spartan citizens from birth to old age.

Author : Xenophon,
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199555987

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The Expedition of Cyrus by Xenophon, Pdf

"First published as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2005"--Title page verso.

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Book Jungle
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 143852756X

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The Sportsman by Xenophon Pdf

Xenophon was a Greek who admired and studied with Socrates. He marched with the Spartans and later was exiled from Athens. He wrote about the history of his times, the sayings of Socrates and about life in Greece. The Sportsman: On Hunting, A Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus is a manual on hunting hares, deer and wild boar, including the topics of dogs, and the benefits of hunting for the young. Xenophon begins, "To the gods themselves is due the discovery, to Apollo and Artemis, patrons of the chase and protectors of the hound. As a guerdon they bestowed it upon Cheiron, by reason of his uprightness, and he took it and was glad, and turned the gift to good account. At his feet sat many a disciple, to whom he taught the mystery of hunting and of chivalry."

Author : Thomas Clark, A,Xenophon
Publisher : Arkose Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1345392419

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The Anabasis of Xenophon by Thomas Clark, A,Xenophon Pdf

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Author : Xenophon
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547045878

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The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians by Xenophon Pdf

"The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians" presents a quick overview of Sparta and Athens, outlining their natures and political systems. The book offers excellent insights into the Athenian democracy and compares it with the political order of Sparta, which could be described as "communist" today. It is perfect for anyone taking history lessons or interested in the Antique period.

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429905312

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Xenophon's Cyrus the Great by Xenophon Pdf

Cyrus, a great Persian leader, was so widely and memorably respected that a hundred years later, Xenophon of Athens wrote this admiring book about the greatest leader of his era. Larry Hedrick's Introduction describes Cyrus and his times. Among his many achievements, this great leader of wisdom and virtue founded and extended the Persian Empire; conquered Babylon; freed 40,000 Jews from captivity; wrote mankind's first human rights charter; and ruled over those he had conquered with respect and benevolence. According to historian Will Durant, Cyrus the Great's military enemies knew that he was lenient, and they did not fight him with that desperate courage which men show when their only choice is "to kill or die." As a result the Iranians regarded him as "The Father," the Babylonians as "The Liberator," the Greeks as the "Law-Giver," and the Jews as the "Anointed of the Lord." By freshening the voice, style and diction of Cyrus, Larry Hedrick has created a more contemporary Cyrus. A new generation of readers, including business executives and managers, military officers, and government officials, can now learn about and benefit from Cyrus the Great's extraordinary achievements, which exceeded all other leaders' throughout antiquity.

Author : John Dillery
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134874699

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Xenophon And The History Of His Times by John Dillery Pdf

Xenophon and the History of his Times examines Xenophon's longer historical works, the Hellenica and the Anabasis. Dillery considers how far these texts reflect the Greek intellectual world of the fourth and fifth centuries B.C., rather than focusing on the traditional question of how accurate they are as histories. Through analysis of the complete corpus of Xenophon's work, and the writings of his contemporaries, Xenophon is shown to be very much a man of his times, concerned with topical issues ranging from panhellenism and utopia to how far the gods controlled human history. This book will be valuable reading for students on ancient history courses and for all those interested in Greek political and philosophical thought.