Xenophon

The Socrates’ account of the oracle at Delphi was the one of most famous and most valued oracle of the historic. The account was confirmed by Xenophon and the oracle professed Socrates to be “free, straight, and practical individuals” somewhat than the utmost wise. In the case, it explains that the oracle state an optimistic claim about Socrates. The thought of Socrates is implemented by the Plato anxious about moral questions, and so that we able to recognized Xenophon’s and Plato figure by…

Socrates in ancient Greece but few knew the reach his teachings had and how it would impact the world. We don't know much from Socrates himself, many of the informational texts we have about his life were written by his students and playmakers; Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes. Many of the elders Socrates questioned would abandon their aspirations and create schools to teach and spread the ideology of philosophy. Plato, his most famous student, became the teacher of Aristotle, and he became the…

better the society and made life a bit easier. These men could have possibly been the most influential men of this time period. One of the greatest philosophers of all times was Socrates. Socrates was born 470 B.C., in Athens, Greece. Plato and Xenophon were his students, who made Socrates know through their writings of him. No ones knows for sure if everything recorded about Socrates is true, because the only writings made about him were from those two students. His physical appearance…

Due to this, he was found guilty and condemned to death. Despite this, Socrates’ was considered one of the most prominent and intelligent philosophers in the society (Schultz and Paul 144). Based on Xenophon teachings, Socrates’ views on self-control are clearly highlighted including his freedom from the strong appetites for food, drink, sex and other physical comforts that other people cannot have control in their life (Deslandes 327). For example,…

Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (c.87 - after 145), also known as Arrian, is well-known as the author of the Book “The Campaigns of Alexander”. Arrian was highly educated as a Greek citizen who born in a wealthy family. He has been famous since the Roman Period (27 BC –) as a philosopher who developed and extended his master Epictetus’ philosophy; a good governor of Roman cities Andalusia and Cappadocia during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-38); a remarkable historian who accomplished…

He didn’t document any of his philosophical work so we can only know of his philosophy through the writings of others about him such as Xenophon and Plato. He worked through dialogue and would strike a conversation with other philosophers asking them careful questions as though he did not know the answer. When these other philosophers would answer he would then show them through their own…

Greek mythology narrates the stories of great Greek manteis such as Calchas or Melampus mentioned in Homer and Herodotus. What one first notices in the narratives of mythological seers is the fact that they all belong to great families of diviners, for instance Theoclymenus , a fact which implies that the μαντική τέχνη was genetically transmitted . Apart from that, as Flower and Sara Johnston support, a god could also choose an individual to teach them or offer them the gift of being a mantis.…

The loss against Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars severely weakened the Athenian Empire (P - 247). They suffered economically from the disruption on land and sea. (P - 247). After the war, the Greek city-states focused on trying to re-populate, recover, and re-establish power in the Ancient World (P - 249). They saw one man in the Athenian community as a threat to that. Socrates is a philosopher who lived from 469-399 B.C., in Athens, during the Classic Period of Ancient Greece (P - 250). Many…

Embodiment of a True Leader Exceptional leaders have come from many different backgrounds and have existed in many different time periods, but they always share a few traits that distinguish them from the rest. The same goes for not so great leaders while they may share some of the traits mentioned before by not possessing as little as one of the aforementioned traits they earn their place among the most notorious leaders of all time. The leaders I will discuss, in chronological order are…

The Persian Empire, which began as a series of loose nomadic tribes, were united by Cyrus the Great and eventually grew to become one of the largest and most powerful empires during its time. There were many factors in determining the nature and limits of this empire, with the geography of the region being one such factor; this was particularly important in defining the limits of the Persian Empire during its early phases and later on when it had reached its peak. Although geography played some…