After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. 430 to ca. Xenophon ca. The constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens. The spartans gave him an estate near Elis where he lived for years writing and hunting and educating his sons.

But athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. Later he wrote the famous vivid account of this 'march Up-Country' Anabasis; but meanwhile he entered service under the Spartans against the Persian king, married happily, and joined the staff of the Spartan king, Agesilaus. There are four works on Socrates collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition.

He left athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. The apology is an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus the Elder, reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes.

We also have his hiero, a dialogue on government; agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon on the Spartan system; Ways and Means on the finances of Athens; Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds. Reconciled to sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth.

Xenophon: Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apology Loeb Classical Library

In memorabilia or memoirs of Socrates and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon's eyes. 430 to ca. 354 bce, left athens in 401 bce to serve as a mercenary commander for cyrus the younger of persia, then joined the staff of King Agesilaus II of Sparta before settling in Elis and, a member of a wealthy but politically quietist Athenian family and an admirer of Socrates, in the aftermath of the battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE, retiring to Corinth.

His historical and biographical works, horsemanship, Socratic dialogues and reminiscences, and short treatises on hunting, economics, and the Spartan constitution are richly informative about his own life and times. This volume collects Xenophon's portrayals of his associate, Socrates. Here, as in the accompanying Symposium, we also obtain insight on life in Athens.

Xenophon ca. The volume concludes with Xenophon's Apology, an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial.

Xenophon, VI, Cyropaedia: Books 5-8 Loeb Classical Library

Xenophon ca. Used book in Good Condition. He left athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. The apology is an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. 430 to ca. Hellenica, a history of greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides' account.

After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. But athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. There are four works on Socrates collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition. Reconciled to sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth.

Xenophon's Anabasis is a true story of remarkable adventures. The constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens. The spartans gave him an estate near Elis where he lived for years writing and hunting and educating his sons. Xenophon's symposium portrays a dinner party at which Socrates speaks of love; and Oeconomicus has him giving advice on household management and married life.

Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus the Elder, reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes. We also have his hiero, a dialogue on government; agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon on the Spartan system; Ways and Means on the finances of Athens; Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds.

Xenophon: Cyropaedia Volume V: Books 1-4 Loeb Classical Library

He left athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. Hellenica, a history of greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides' account. After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands.

But athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. 430 to ca. Xenophon ca. Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus the Elder, reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes. We also have his hiero, a dialogue on government; agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon on the Spartan system; Ways and Means on the finances of Athens; Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds.

Used book in Good Condition. Xenophon's symposium portrays a dinner party at which Socrates speaks of love; and Oeconomicus has him giving advice on household management and married life. 354 bce was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. These eight books are collected in the last of the seven volumes of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Xenophon.

Used book in Good Condition.

Xenophon, I, Hellenica: Books 1-4 Loeb Classical Library

The constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens. Reconciled to sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth. Xenophon's Anabasis is a true story of remarkable adventures. 354 bce was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates.

But athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. Xenophon's symposium portrays a dinner party at which Socrates speaks of love; and Oeconomicus has him giving advice on household management and married life. Used book in Good Condition. In memorabilia xenophon adds to Plato's picture of Socrates from a different viewpoint.

After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. Used book in Good Condition. Xenophon ca. Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus the Elder, reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes.

We also have his hiero, a dialogue on government; agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon on the Spartan system; Ways and Means on the finances of Athens; Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds. Hellenica, a history of greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides' account.

There are four works on Socrates collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition.

Caesar: The Gallic War Loeb Classical Library

We have his books of commentarii notes: eight on his wars in Gaul, including the two expeditions to Britain 55–54, 58–52 BC, and three on the civil war of 49–48. Volume ii is his Civil Wars. Used book in Good Condition. There is no rhetoric. The loeb classical Library edition of Caesar is in three volumes.

Iulius, 102–44 bce, statesman and soldier, defied the dictator sulla; served in the mithridatic wars and in Spain; pushed his way in Roman politics as a 'democrat' against the senatorial government; was the real leader of the coalition with Pompey and Crassus; conquered all Gaul for Rome; attacked Britain twice; was forced into civil war; became master of the Roman world; and achieved wide-reaching reforms until his murder.

The alexandrian war, the african war, and the Spanish War, commonly ascribed to Caesar by our manuscripts but of uncertain authorship, are collected in Volume III. Caesar C. Used book in Good Condition. They are records of his own campaigns with occasional digressions in vigorous, direct, clear, unemotional style and in the third person, the account of the civil war being somewhat more impassioned.

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Xenophon VII Hiero. Agesilaus. Constitution of the Lacedaemonians. Ways and Means. Cavalry Commander. Art of Horsemanship. On Hunting. Constitution of the Athenians Loeb Classical Library

The apology is an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. But athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. These eight books are collected in the last of the seven volumes of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Xenophon. There are four works on Socrates collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition.

Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus the Elder, reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes. We also have his hiero, a dialogue on government; agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon on the Spartan system; Ways and Means on the finances of Athens; Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds.

. After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. Hellenica, a history of greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides' account. Reconciled to sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth.

Xenophon's Anabasis is a true story of remarkable adventures. Xenophon ca. 430 to ca.

Xenophon: Hellenica, Volume II: Books 5-7 Loeb Classical Library

After the defeat of cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. But athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. Xenophon ca. Used book in Good Condition. The spartans gave him an estate near Elis where he lived for years writing and hunting and educating his sons.

The apology is an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus the Elder, reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes. We also have his hiero, a dialogue on government; agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon on the Spartan system; Ways and Means on the finances of Athens; Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds.

430 to ca. There are four works on Socrates collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition. Hellenica, a history of greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides' account. These eight books are collected in the last of the seven volumes of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Xenophon.

He left athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. The constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens.

Xenophon's Anabasis Book 1: Greek Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Each page of this volume contains 10 lines of Greek from Xenophon's Anabasis Book 1 E. C. Marchant's 1904 oxford Classical Text with all corresponding vocabulary and grammatical notes arranged below. Once readers have memorized the core vocabulary list, they will be able to read the Greek and consult all relevant vocabulary and commentary without turning a page.

This volume also contains greek-only text pages for teachers who want their students to review the Greek in class without access to vocabulary or notes.

The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika Landmark Books

From the editor of the widely praised the landmark thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War. Unlike any other edition of the hellenika, with explanatory footnotes and a table that correlates passages of the three works, it also includes the relevant texts of Diodorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus Historian, which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon’s reliability and quality as a historian.

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Xenophon was an athenian who participated in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against Cyrus’ brother, the Perisan King Artaxerces II. Together with the volumes of Herodotus and Thucydides, it completes an ancient narrative of the military and political history of classical Greece.

Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B. C. E. A particularly dramatic period during which the alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Persia were in constant flux. Used book in Good Condition. Like the two landmark editions that precede it, The Landmark Xenophon’s Hellenika is the most readable and comprehensive edition available of an essential history.

Marcus Aurelius Loeb Classical Library

Marcus aurelius 121–180 ce, roman emperor and stoic philosopher, born at Rome, received training under his guardian and uncle emperor Antoninus Pius reigned 138–161, who adopted him. War with germans was renewed during which he caught some disease and died by the Danube in March 180 The famous meditations of marcus aurelius not his title; he simply calls them 'The matters addressed to himself' represents reflections written in periods of solitude during the emperor's military campaigns.

Anchor. Used book in Good Condition. In 175 when faustina died he pacified affairs in Asia after a revolt by Avidius. Used book in Good Condition. From 169 onwards he had to struggle hard against the German Quadi, Vandals, Marcomani, and others until success came in 174. It is a central text for students of Stoicism as well as a unique personal guide to the moral life.

He was converted to Stoicism and henceforward studied and practised philosophy and law. Used book in Good Condition. Originally intended for his private guidance and self-admonition, the Meditations has endured as a potent expression of Stoic belief. He married pius's daughter and succeeded him as emperor in March 161, sharing some of the burdens with Lucius Verus.