Cyropaedia - Wikipedia
WEBThe Cyropaedia, sometimes spelled Cyropedia, is a partly fictional biography [2] of Cyrus the Great, the founder of Persia's Achaemenid Empire. It was written around 370 BC by Xenophon, the Athenian -born soldier, historian, and student of Socrates.
Cyropaedia, by Xenophon - Project Gutenberg
WEBJul 18, 2009 · And the substance of the Cyropaedia, which is in fact a political romance, describing the education of the ideal ruler, trained to rule as a benevolent despot over his admiring and willing subjects, should add a further element of enjoyment for the reader of this famous book in its English garb.
Xenophon, Cyropaedia, Book 1, chapter 1, section 1
WEBThe thought once occurred to us how many 1 republics have been overthrown by people who preferred to live under any form of government other than a republican, and again, how many monarchies and how many oligarchies in times past have been abolished by …
Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon - Project Gutenberg
WEBFeb 1, 2000 · Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Browsing: History - Ancient. In …
Xenophon, Cyropaedia, Book 7 - Perseus Digital Library
WEBXenophon, Cyropaedia, Book 7. book: chapter: 1. So when they had prayed to the gods they 1 went back to their posts; and while Cyrus and his staff were still engaged with the sacrifice, their attendants brought them meat and drink.
Cyropaedia | work by Xenophon | Britannica
WEBXenophon’s Cyropaedia (“Education of Cyrus”) is a novel about Cyrus the Great, but it is also a tract on kingship and generalship addressed to the class of educated Greek commanders and would-be leaders. (In comparable fashion Isocrates offered advice on kingship to the semi-Hellenized rulers of…
Cyropaedia Summary - eNotes.com
WEBComplete summary of Xenophon's Cyropaedia. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Cyropaedia.
CYROPAEDIA – Encyclopaedia Iranica
WEBCYROPAEDIA (Gr. Kúrou paideía, The education of Cyrus), a partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great (559-29 b.c.e.), founder of the Achaemenid empire. It is the longest work written by the Athenian gentleman, soldier, and writer Xenophon (b. ca. 430-25 b.c.e., d. after 356), who served in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against ...
Xenophon, Cyropaedia, Book 3, chapter 1 - Perseus Digital Library
WEB8 Xenophon makes Cyrus apparently accept the Socratic doctrine that wisdom and the other virtues are matters for learning, the results of study and practice—not a mood, like sorrow, anger, or any other emotion. 9 How the king of Armenia learned discretion. 10 Fear of harm worse than the reality.
The Internet Classics Archive | Cyropaedia by Xenophon
WEBCyropaedia. By Xenophon. This work is only provided via the Perseus Project at Tufts University. You may begin reading the English translation as well as the Greek version and a Greek version with morphological links. If you have any questions about the Perseus Project texts in the Internet Classics Archive, including the Perseus Project ...
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