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Route of Xenophon and the Ten Thousand (red line) in the Achaemenid Empire.The satrapy of Cyrus the Younger is delineated in green.. Written years after the events it recounts, Xenophon's book Anabasis (Greek: ἀνάβασις, literally "going up") [13] is his record of the expedition of Cyrus and the Greek mercenaries' journey to home. [14]
Ewing Virgil Neal (always known as “E. Virgil”) was born on September 25, 1868, at Georgetown, Missouri.. His father, Armistead Arthur Neal (1925–1898), was born in Kentucky, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, [1] was a mason and, as a highly respected educator, served as the County School Superintendent of Pettis County from 1870 to 1872.
Nick Xenophon (né Nicholas Xenophou; born 29 January 1959) is an Australian politician and lawyer who was a Senator for South Australia from 2008 to 2017. He was the leader of two political parties: Nick Xenophon Team federally, and Nick Xenophon's SA-BEST in South Australia.
Xenophon's Cyropaedia, 1803 English edition. [1] The Cyropaedia, sometimes spelled Cyropedia, is a partly fictional biography [2] of Cyrus the Great, the founder of Persia's Achaemenid Empire. It was written around 370 BC by Xenophon, the Athenian-born soldier, historian, and student of Socrates.
Henry Graham Dakyns, often H. G. Dakyns [1] (1838–1911), was a British translator of Ancient Greek, best known for his translations of Xenophon: the Cyropaedia and Hellenica, The Economist, Hiero and On Horsemanship.
Meno (/ˈmiːnoʊ/; Greek: Mένων, Menōn; c. 423 – c. 400 BC), son of Alexidemus, was an ancient Thessalian political figure, probably from Pharsalus. [1]He is famous both for the eponymous dialogue written by Plato and for his role as one of the generals leading different contingents of Greek mercenaries in Xenophon's Anabasis.
Arrian on Coursing. The Cynegeticus of the Younger Xenophon, Translated from the Greek, with Classical and Practical Annotations, and a Brief Sketch of the Life and Writings of the Author. To Which Is Added an Appendix, Containing Some Account of the Canes Venatici of Classical Antiquity. London: J. Bohn, 1831. archive link; E. C. Marchant ...
Beyond the emphasis on household economics, the dialogue treats such topics as the qualities and relationships of men and women, rural vs. urban life, slavery, religion, and education. Though Xenophon primarily explores underlying topics such as gentlemanliness, [ 3 ] husbandry, and gender roles through Socrates' conversations about wealth and ...