Author: Xenophon

Xenophon

Date of birth: c. 431 BC
Date of death: 354 BC
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Xenophon (Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν, Xenophōn; Modern Greek Ξενοφών, Ksenofon; Ξενοφώντας, Ksenofontas; c. 431 – 354 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.

Book: Xenophontis quae extant opera, graece & latine, ex editionibus Schneideri et Zeunii By XenophonBook: [Xenophōntos Hellenika] By XenophonBook: Xenophon VII (Hiero. Agesilaus. Constitution of the Lacedaemonians. Ways and Means. Cavalry Commander. Art of Horsemanship. On Hunting. Constitution of the Athenians) Loeb Classical Library By XenophonBook: Banquet By XenophonBook: Anabase / Banquet / Economique By XenophonBook: Anabasis (Bibioteca Clasica Gredos / Gredos Classic Library) By XenophonBook: The March of the Ten Thousand (The March Upcountry, The Anabasis, The Persian Expedition) By XenophonBook: XenophonBook: Hellenica, books I-IV By XenophonBook: The Sea, The Sea By Xenophon

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