Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel is loosely based on the accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, founder of the vast Persian Empire that later became the archrival of the Greeks in the classical age. Cyrus’ Paradise is the world’s first comprehensive, online, collaborative commentary for a Classical text: Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus or Cyropaedia (more on Xenophon here and here). Xenophon The Athenian: Not Your Average Pasty-Faced Philosopher ... (the Education of Cyrus), interpretations of the Athenian and Spartan constitutions and various treatises on … Anabasis is a classic story of an army’s retreat from disaster, told by the man who was thrust into the role of saving it.Anabasis means “march inland from the coast,” which is a paradoxical title for a book that is mostly about a march to the coast from inland. Xenophon’s Cyropaedia (“Education of Cyrus”) is a novel about Cyrus the Great, but it is also a tract on kingship and generalship addressed to the class of educated Greek commanders and would-be leaders. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. Cyrus was the founder of the ancient Persian empire--a monarchy, perhaps, the most wealthy and magnificent which the world has ever seen. He joined an army of mercenaries recruited by Cyrus the Younger, the younger brother of Artaxerxes II and son of Darius II. Xenophon's masterpiece, The Education of Cyrus, is a work that was admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel is loosely based on the accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, founder of the vast Persian Empire that later became the archrival of the Greeks in the classical age. Through his education and virtues, Cyrus acquired the knowledge to not only be a successful king, but rule over the entire known world, effectively proving to Xenophon that it is possible to rule over all human beings successfully. Xenophon’s influence in Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and in Early Modern intellectual circles was considerable; he was a pioneer in several literary genres including the first-person military memoir (Anabasis) , the biographical novel (Education of Cyrus), and the continued history (Hellenica). Of that But the author, Xenophon, an Athenian, had a taste for irony, borrowed from his teacher, the great philosopher Socrates. The exploits of this famous army of Greek mercenaries in modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq were described by one of their leaders, the Athenian historian and philosopher Xenophon. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel is loosely based on the accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, founder of the vast Persian Empire that later became the archrival of the Greeks in the classical age. - c. The Expedition of Cyrus tells the story of the march of the Ten Thousand. The Expedition of Cyrus tells the story of the march of the Ten Thousand. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was born into an aristocratic family near Athens, and he was and a pupil of Socrates. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Cyropaedia (The Education of Cyrus) by Xenophon. The Cyropaedia is Xenophon's partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great. Greeks.--Xenophon's proposal.--Retreat of the Ten Thousand.--Xenophon's retirement.--Xenophon's writings.--Credibility of Herodotus and Xenophon.--Importance of the story.--Object of this work. It seems that Dakyns died before Cyropaedia could be included as the planned fourth and final volume of his series, "The Works of Xenophon," published in the 1890s by Macmillan and Co. 144 quotes from Xenophon: 'Anything forced is not beautiful', '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’s life history before 401 is scantily recorded; at that time, prompted by a Boeotian friend, he left postwar Athens, joined the Greek mercenary army of the Achaemenian prince Cyrus the Younger, and became involved in Cyrus’s rebellion against his brother, the Persian king Artaxerxes II. (In comparable fashion Isocrates offered advice on kingship to the semi-Hellenized rulers of… - c. The exploits of this famous army of Greek mercenaries in modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq were described by one of their leaders, the Athenian historian and philosopher Xenophon. Aspects of it would become a model for medieval writers of the genre known as mirrors for princes. Thus Cyrus’ education is a mixture of lawful pursuit of the common good, and tyrannical taking of all things for himself. c. 430 BCE (?) Xenophon's masterpiece, The Education of Cyrus, is a work that was admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership. Xenophon's masterpiece, The Education of Cyrus, is a work that was admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership.Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel is loosely based on the accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, founder of the vast Persian Empire that later became the archrival of the Greeks in the classical age.It offers an extraordinary portrait PREPARER'S NOTE This was typed from an Everyman's Library edition. Xenophon. But he also spent time as a child in the kingdom of the Medes, which Xenophon paints as an education in tyranny. 354(?) BCE Xenophon was a soldier, mercenary and author. He was born into an aristocratic family near Athens, and he was and a pupil of Socrates.