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<P>This book contains new, annotated, and literal yet accessible translations of Xenophon’s eight shorter writings, accompanied by interpretive essays that reveal these works to be masterful achievements by a serious thinker of the first rank who raises important moral, political, and philosophical questions. Five of these shorter writings are unmistakably devoted to political matters. <I>The Agesilaos</I> is a eulogy of a Spartan king, and the <I>Hiero, or the Skilled Tyrant</I> recounts a searching dialogue between a poet and a tyrant. <I>The</I> <I>Regime of the Lacedaemonians presents itself as a laudatory examination of what turns out to be an oligarchic regime of a certain type, while The Regime of the Athenians</I> offers an unflattering picture of a democratic regime.<I> Ways and Means, or On Revenues</I> offers suggestions on how to improve the political economy of Athens’ troubled democracy.</P><P>The other three works included here—<I>The Skilled Cavalry Commander</I>, <I>On Horsemanship</I>, and <I>The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs</I>—treat skills deemed appropriate for soldiers and leaders, touching on matters of political importance, especially in regard to war. B

Author

Xenophon, Gregory A. McBrayer, Gregory A. McBrayer

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501718496