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If You'll Be My Bodyguard: Simonides the Mercenary in Xenophon's Hieron
The Classical journal, 2021:All of Xenophon's works contemplate the nature of leadership, but the Hieron is unique in how rigorously it engages with the problem of the leader's self-interest. Hieron dwells on his personal finances and mistrust in the loyalty of others, which spoil
M. H. Parks
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‘An Obol a Day Net’: Problematising Numbers in Xenophon’s Poroi
, 2021Throughout Poroi Xenophon supports his proposals for Athenian economic regeneration with numbers. An examination of the intersection between the financial and rhetorical aspects of his text suggests that none of these numbers should be accepted ...
J. Powell
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The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography, 2020
This chapter focuses on Xenophon of Athens. Assessments of Xenophon’s literary skills have always been positive in discussions about ancient Greek biography and its development. Scholars have recognized how remarkably diverse the literary forms are which
Noreen Humble
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This chapter focuses on Xenophon of Athens. Assessments of Xenophon’s literary skills have always been positive in discussions about ancient Greek biography and its development. Scholars have recognized how remarkably diverse the literary forms are which
Noreen Humble
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Beyond Xenophon: Other Speakers in Xenophon’s Anabasis
2022A substantial part, about a quarter, of Xenophon’s Anabasis is made up of direct speeches. Starting from Book 3, the most talkative character is Xenophon, who proposes himself as an ideal commander. The figure of Xenophon as an ideal leader is also built through comparison with other commanders, whose portraits are outlined and/or whose actions are ...
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Leo Strauss's First Brush with Xenophon: “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”
The Review of Politics, 2020Leo Strauss is most well known for his thesis on the philosophic practice of exotericism. One of strangest aspects of his work is the amount of attention he devoted to Xenophon. This article attempts to explain how these two important facets of Strauss's
C. Nadon
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Wife Material in a Household Context as presented in Xenophon’s Oeconomicus
dianoesisIn this research, certain characteristics of Ischomachus’ wife are reviewed anew, as she is presented in Xenophon's Oeconomicus. Although this topic has received considerable attention in recent years, many aspects of it have been overlooked or ...
Spyros Ganas
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The Persian King: Xenophon’s Cyrus and the Politics of Gratitude
Political TheoryXenophon’s Cyrus is known among scholars for subverting Persian laws. He promises that his rule, unlike those laws, will not need force to ensure people’s obedience, for it will always prioritize his subjects’ good.
Emily A. Davis
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2023
Born around 425 BC, the Athenian Xenophon lived through the most exciting period in Athenian history. A versatile student of Socrates, he spent much of his life in exile. He worshipped the Spartan king Agesilaos and glorified Persian culture, which he visualised in his major work, the Cyropaedia.
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Born around 425 BC, the Athenian Xenophon lived through the most exciting period in Athenian history. A versatile student of Socrates, he spent much of his life in exile. He worshipped the Spartan king Agesilaos and glorified Persian culture, which he visualised in his major work, the Cyropaedia.
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77r-79v : Excerptum ex Memorabilium Xenophontis libro secundo de Hercule Prodici, latine, Vincentio Obsopoeo ...
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Xenophon’s Hipparchikos and the Athenian Embrace of Citizen Philotimia
POLIS, 2018Although negotiations over the competing claims of honour (timê) and awards of instantiated honours (timai) were central features of Athenian democracy, the dangerous ambiguities of philotimia meant that only from the 340s BC were the Athenians ...
B. Keim
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