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Xenophon

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Erchia, Attica , Greece

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History, Classical Literature, Classics

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Xenophon (Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν, Modern Greek Ξενοφώντας; ca. 431 – 355 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, was a soldier, mercenary and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and the life of ancient Greece.

Historical and biographical works:
Anabasis (or The Persian Expedition)
Cyropaedia
Hellenica
Agesilaus

Socratic works and dialogues:
Memorabilia
Oeconomicus
Symposium
Apology
Hiero

Short treatises:
On Horsemanship
The Cavalry General
Hunting with Dogs
Ways and Means
Constitution of Sparta

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Average rating: 4.05 · 21,702 ratings · 1,560 reviews · 2,650 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Persian Expedition 4.11 avg rating — 9,875 ratings — published -400 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of My Times 4.03 avg rating — 3,377 ratings — published -362 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conversations of Socrates 4.04 avg rating — 2,971 ratings — published -370 — 553 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Education of Cyrus 4.06 avg rating — 1,207 ratings — published -360 — 347 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War 4.23 avg rating — 739 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Horsemanship 4.08 avg rating — 561 ratings — published -350 — 146 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apology of Socrates by Xenophon, David Konstan (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 438 ratings — published -371 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Symposium 3.71 avg rating — 271 ratings — published -360 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oeconomicus by Xenophon, Sarah B. Pomeroy (Editor) 3.66 avg rating — 267 ratings — published -362 — 133 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyropaedia, Volume 1, books 1-4 by Xenophon, Walter Miller (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 183 ratings — published -370 — 164 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Xenophon

Helléniques (2 books)
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Xenophon,

Carleton L. Brownson (Translator)

4.07 avg rating — 102 ratings

Ελληνικά (2 books)
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Xenophon,

Carleton L. Brownson (Translator)

4.07 avg rating — 102 ratings

Mémorables (3 books)
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Xenophon,

Michele Bandini (Editor),

Louis-André Dorion (Translator)

4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings

Quotes by Xenophon (?)

“Anything forced is not beautiful”
― Xenophon, The Art of Horsemanship

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“In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. For in the very nature of things, success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men, while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

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“No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.”
― Xenophon

tags: life, truth

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January 2025 Old School Classics Poll

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, 1596, 103 pp

79 votes, 40.3%

The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation translated by Simon Armitage, or Le Morte DArthur (The Death of Arthur): All Volumes by Thomas Malory, 1380, 304 pp

38 votes, 19.4%

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, 1824, 272 pp

27 votes, 13.8%

The Persian Expedition by Xenophon, -401, 375 pp

21 votes, 10.7%

Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson, 1885 384 pp

17 votes, 8.7%

The Card by Arnold Bennett, 1911, 224 pp

14 votes, 7.1%

196 total votes

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