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Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology Xenophon

Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology By Xenophon

Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology by Xenophon


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In Memorabilia and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher Socrates through the eyes of his associate, Xenophon. In the Symposium, we obtain insight on life in Athens. Xenophon's Apology is an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial.

Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology Summary

Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology by Xenophon

Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BCE), a member of a wealthy but politically quietist Athenian family and an admirer of Socrates, left Athens in 401 BCE to serve as a mercenary commander for Cyrus the Younger of Persia, then joined the staff of King Agesilaus II of Sparta before settling in Elis and, in the aftermath of the battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE, retiring to Corinth. His historical and biographical works, Socratic dialogues and reminiscences, and short treatises on hunting, horsemanship, economics, and the Spartan constitution are richly informative about his own life and times.

This volume collects Xenophon's portrayals of his associate, Socrates. In Memorabilia (or Memoirs of Socrates) and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon's eyes. Here, as 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.

About Xenophon

Edgar Cardew Marchant (1864-1960) was Sub-Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. Jeffrey Henderson is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Boston University.

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CIN067499695XA
9780674996953
067499695X
Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology by Xenophon
Used - Well Read
Hardback
Harvard University Press
2013-11-25
720
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