{"product_id":"9780674990586-cyropaedia-volume-ii","title":"Cyropaedia, Volume II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks 5–8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyropaedia\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical romance on the  education of the sixth-century BC Persian king Cyrus the Great that  reflects Xenophon’s ideas about rulers and government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA royal education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXenophon (ca.  430 to ca. 354 BC) 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” (\u003ci\u003eAnabasis\u003c\/i\u003e);  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 honor, but he preferred to retire to  Corinth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Xenophon’s \u003ci\u003eAnabasis\u003c\/i\u003e is a true story of remarkable adventures. \u003ci\u003eHellenica,\u003c\/i\u003e  a history of Greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of  Thucydides’ account. There are four works on Socrates (collected in LCL  168). In \u003ci\u003eMemorabilia\u003c\/i\u003e Xenophon adds to Plato’s picture of Socrates from a different viewpoint. The \u003ci\u003eApology\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting complement to Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense at his trial. Xenophon’s \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e portrays a dinner party at which Socrates speaks of love; and \u003ci\u003eOeconomicus\u003c\/i\u003e has him giving advice on household management and married life. \u003ci\u003eCyropaedia\u003c\/i\u003e,  a historical romance on the education of Cyrus (the Elder), reflects  Xenophon’s ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two  volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We also have his \u003ci\u003eHiero,\u003c\/i\u003e a dialogue on government; \u003ci\u003eAgesilaus,\u003c\/i\u003e in praise of that king; \u003ci\u003eConstitution of Lacedaemon\u003c\/i\u003e (on the Spartan system); \u003ci\u003eWays and Means\u003c\/i\u003e (on the finances of Athens); \u003ci\u003eManual for a Cavalry Commander\u003c\/i\u003e; a good manual of \u003ci\u003eHorsemanship\u003c\/i\u003e; and a lively \u003ci\u003eHunting with Hounds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e The Constitution of the Athenians\u003c\/i\u003e,  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449694335350,"sku":"9780674990586","price":24.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41162033.jpg?v=1778209143","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674990586-cyropaedia-volume-ii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}