Xenophon

Introduction: o Document: Lakedaimoniōn Politeia, or, Polity of the Spartans written between 430–355 B.C.E. (Gish and Ambler 2009, 181) by Xenophons is a historical account of the Spartan culture, particularly around the time of Lycurgus. o Audience: The audience for this work is the literate elite. The purpose of this work is to educate Spartans on Spartan history and showcase Sparta’s political prowess to the Greeks. (Unsure about this) o “Sparta was recognized as the leader of Greece at the…

Though few details are known about the life of Xenophon, his hatred toward Athens and Athenian democracy is one of the primary themes communicated throughout the body of Xenophon’s work. Born into an aristocratic family within a democratic society that placed commoners in an equal political position to the wealthy, Xenophon was part of a class of people who were “greatly dissatisfied…with the operation of democracy.” Even if he had not been born into an aristocratic social class that showed…

Effective and exemplary political leaders are those who can achieve the greatest good for the general population, serve as an example to the people they represent, and resist the temptations of power. In The Education of Cyrus, Xenophon describes Cyrus as the embodiment of these traits, but Book 8 shows the Persian empire immediately disintegrating after his demise. It would seem that altruism and success as a leader are inadequate, and that Cyrus’ hopes of leaving a legacy disbanded along with…

Xenophon Xenophon was a student of Socrates, a soldier, historian and philosopher. He was born in Athens in the early years of the Peloponnesian War and was raised well educated and with military training. He is well-known for writing Anabasis , Memorabilia , and Apology . He developed some of his philosophical views from Socrates teachings and from war. Some these philosophies can be found in his practical treatises that provide useful information on how to do certain things such as taxation…

and 355 B.C.E. by Xenophon. Xenophon was a student of Socrates, so it is possible that he wrote this work for his fellow philosophers. His education under Socrates is undoubtedly what gave his work an analytical bent and a certain finesse. However, a potential reader of this work could be anyone of the Greek literate elite, as it is not too heavy on high-level philosophy. It is probable that the purpose of Polity of the Spartans is to educate the Spartans on Spartan…

contemporaries, Xenophon. Within this chapter we discuss some major bibliographical details of Xenophon and his involvement with Socrates. As well as his most important Socratic works, their significance with the Socratic problem, and their differences with writings of other contemporaries, such as Aristophanes. Most importantly, Xenophon’s Socratic contribution helps shed light on the reason why Socrates seemed to choose death over anything else. The testimonies of both Xenophon and…

Lycurgus, more of companionships (Xenophon on Sparta 171). Because to him, he knew that in “Boeotia, where a man and boy form a union and live together” was the same as “Elis where beautiful youths are won by favours” (Xenophon on Sparta 171). But, Lycurgus was not having any of that. He thought that if a relationship was based solely on the fact that one man was chasing a man for his personality and not because of how gorgeous he was, then it was fine (Xenophon on Sparta 171). Though, if it was…

In the author Richard Stoneman “How Many Miles To Babylon” article he analyzes maps: guides: roads: and rivers in the expeditions of Xenophon and Alexander. In the “Maps” section of the author's article the author talks about “Greeks getting lost as soon as they ventured outside their own peninsula” (Stoneman, Greece and Rome). In Guides Stoneman uses the Anabasis, to describe how the army found itself lost by saying “Greeks were in an extremely awkward position...They were at least a…

long time in our country. This can be seen in how the subject is treated in The Warriors. This film was based off of the ancient text Anabasis by Xenophon. Xenophon was an ancient Greek. In Greek culture, it was not uncommon for an older male to take a young male as his lover. The homophobia that can be seen in The Warriors is not something that Xenophon included in his text. The fact that is does appear…

"laughing" philosopher. 3: unknown (believed to be Raphael)[14] 4: Boethius or Anaximander or Empedocles? 5: Averroes 6: Pythagoras 7: Alcibiades or Alexander the Great? 8: Antisthenes or Xenophon or Timon? 9: Raphael,[14][15][16] Fornarina as a personification of Love[17] or Francesco Maria Della Revere? 10: Aeschines o Xenophon? 11: Parménides? (Leonardo da Vinci) 12: Sócrates 13: Heraclitus (Michelangeló) 14: Plato (Leonardo da Vinci) 15: Aristóteles (Giuliano da Sangallo) 16: Diogenes of…