Sparta gave him land and property in scillus, where he lived before moving to corinth. He left athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand greeks led by the persian governor cyrus against the persian king. The text summarizes the life of king agesilaus ii c. A wikipedia article about this author is available. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. The internet classics archive agesilaus by xenophon. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. Both the unusual title anabasis literally a journey upcountry from the sea and the works seven book structure reflect arrians emulation in structure, style, and content of the greek historian xenophon, whose own anabasis in seven books concerned the earlier campaign upcountry of cyrus the younger in 401 bc. The book is written in the form of a socratic dialogue. The book which xenophon later wrote about their harrowing travels up country, anabasis, is a hairraising and brutally graphic soldiers journal, of which more will be said later.
A commentary with introduction and appendix on the. Xenophon s history recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in greece between 411 and 362 bc. Life of cyrus by xenophon translated by walter miller book 1. Xenophon thus came into close contact with leading spartans, and when the commander agesilaus returned to greece to confront resistance to spartan hegemony, xenophon found himself fighting fellowathenians at coronea 394 bc. Xenophon project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. Xenophon greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary and. Aug 09, 2012 this work presents a new critical edition of the spartan constitution, a treatise in state philosophy attributed to the historian xenophon c. His father was a member of a wealthy equestrian family. Constitution of the athenians loeb classical library by xenophon 19250101.
Book agesilaus and the failure of spartan hegemony by charles d hamilton book. Social and historical commentary 1994, with a new english translation from e. Xenophon s minor works, comprising the agesilaus, hiero, oeconomicus, banquet, apology of socrates, the treatises on the lacedaemonian and athenian governments, on revenues of athens, on horsemanship, on the duties of a cavalry officer, and on hunting. Xenophon traveled with agesilaus, allegedly even fighting. The terms sophist and sophistic are commonly applied to a diverse group of people, united by a broad range of interests, areas of expertise, and a preference for disseminating their works by way of public recitations. Xenophons history recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in greece between 411 and 362 bc. Xenophons minor works, comprising the agesilaus, hiero, oeconomicus, banquet, apology of socrates, the treatises on the lacedaemonian and athenian governments, on revenues of athens, on horsemanship, on the duties of a cavalry officer, and on hunting. 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. But athens was at war with sparta in 394 and so exiled xenophon. A commentary with introduction and appendix on the hellenica. Agesilaus from the perseus project anabasis from the perseus project apology from the perseus project on the art of horsemanship. Under the influence of agesilaus military successes in asia minor he wrote passages on the military structure of sparta which he later turned into chapters 11.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. A wikipedia article about this author is available xenophon. After a winter in thrace, the mercenaries joined spartas defense of the freedom of asiatic greeks from persian rule. Dakyns forward xenophon the athenian was born 431 b. Sparta gave him land and property in scillus, where he lived. Xenophon was a fourthcentury greek historian best known for his hellenica, which began where thucydidess history of the. Agesilaus and sparta the classical quarterly cambridge core. The history of his youth is little attested before 401 bc, when he was convinced by his boeotian friend proxenus anabasis 3. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Publication date c1893 publisher new york, cincinnati etc. Cyropaedia his other major work dealing with the persian empire is an idealised account of the education of cyrus the great. Xenophons anabasis and the origins of military autobiography.
You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek. Agesilaus life of the spartan king whom xenophon fought alongside after his return to greece. Later he wrote the famous vivid account of this march upcountry anabasis. Xenophons agesilaus by xenophon book agesilaus of xenophon the text revised with critical and explanatory notes, introd. If to an athenian of the fifth century bce, socrates was a sophist aristophanes clouds, the same must have been true for herodotus and, to some. Xenophon is supposed to have written a work on spartan epitedeumata which eventually became lp 110 which he finished with a critical epilogue, i. His anabasis upcountry march in particular was highly regarded in antiquity and had a strong influence on latin literature. This work presents a new critical edition of the spartan constitution, a treatise in state philosophy attributed to the historian xenophon c. Xenophons agesilaus and the moral tradition of ancient biography. Agesilaus is considered as one of the outstanding works by xenophon. The kings life is narrated in chronological order, making agesilaus one of the first. Memorabilia or the memorable thoughts of socrates is a collection of socratic dialogues by xenophon, a student of socrates.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever. His anabasis upcountry march in particular was highly regarded in antiquity and had a strong influence on latin literature life. And this isnt a metter of just dialing up 10,000 uber rides besides, the surge fee would be enormous, they have to march through hundreds of miles of hostile. The explanation is that by xenophon means the acropolis unwalled and by ancient custom inviolable, and that the, which he mentions in 26, was walled. Xenophon greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. The hellenica is xenophon s account of greek history modeled on thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. The lengthiest and most famous of xenophon s socratic writings, the memorabilia is essentially a defense of socrates, offering edifying examples of socrates conversations and activities along with occasional commentary from xenophon. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. The author discusses the adventures of his spartan friend and king agesilaus. An archaeological and historical commentary on xenophons anabasis, books vf. Xenophon hellenica multilanguage catholic ebook database. He marched with the spartans, and was exiled from athens. Xenophons life history before 401 is scantily recorded.
The introduction discusses the problem of the texts. Xenophons theory of moral education xenophons xenophons. I would only ask the reader who, for what ever reason, may desire to acquaint himself with the subject matter of this volume, not to father upon the ancient historian and. He is known for his writings, especially his anabasis, memorobilia and his apology the latter two dealing with socrates and, besides platos writings, the basis for what we know of socrates though ancient sources claim that he wrote more than forty books which were very popular including an. After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to xenophon to lead the greeks from the. Stawell dedication to clifton college preparers note this was typed from an everymans library edition.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Wallace, james, 1850publication date c1893 publisher new york, cincinnati etc. As a historian, xenophon is known for recording the history of his contemporary time, the late5th and early4th centuries bc, in such works as the hellenica, about the final seven years and the aftermath of the. Dindorf, with notes for the use of schools and colleges revised edition, in greek with english notes. Agesilaus by xenophon this work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. The hellenica is xenophons account of greek history modeled on thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Master of balliol college regius professor of greek in the university of oxford xenophon the athenian was born 431 b. Xenophon was born around 431 bc, near the city of athens, to gryllus, of the deme erchia of athens. The agesilaus summarises the life of his spartan friend. Then agesilaus, calling the gods to witness, and full of anger, embarked upon his trireme. It begins where thucydides breaks off in 411 bc, during the final years of the peloponnesian war, and follows events down to the battle of mantinea in 362 bc. The book describes the victory of the king over the athenians and thebans. It seems that dakyns died before cyropaedia could be included as the planned fourth and final volume of his series, the works of xenophon, published in the 1890s by macmillan.
The complete works of xenophon, copied from the loeb edition, are available online in perseus under philologic. Hellenica books iiivii, agesilaus, the polities, and revenues to those general remarks i have little or nothing to add. Xenophon, who lived in the fifth century bc, was a small farmer. Xenophons anabasis is a sevenvolume work written in ancient greek that is the authors personal account of the expedition to seize the throne of persia from artaxerxes ii in 401. The project gutenberg ebook of agesilaus, by xenophon this ebook is for the. While not referred to as a philosopher by his contemporaries, his status as such is now a topic of debate. As for xenophons statement5 that by obeying his country in. Xenophons agesilaus xenophon, taylor, robert west on. The persian expedition or the anabasis, or the march up country tells the story of an army of greek mercenaries who ended up fighting for the losing side of a persian civil war and must travel through hostile territory to return home.
Upon his return to greece, xenophon continued his mercenary work under a spartan general named agesilaus. The following table contains links to each book or chapter in the english translations. Isbn 9783487157900 158,00 volumen quintum opuscula. On their return, the xenophon and his band were recruited by the spartans, enemies of athens, a move that led to xenophons exile from athens. Memorabilia ebook by xenophon 1230000101025 rakuten kobo. The lengthiest and most famous of xenophons socratic writings, the memorabilia is essentially a defense of socrates, offering edifying examples of socrates conversations and activities along with occasional commentary from xenophon. Continuing the story of the peloponnesian war at the point where thucydides finished his magisterial history, this is a fascinating chronicle of the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of greece, and the wars with both thebes and the might of persia.
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