Xenophon
434?–355? b.c., Greek historian and essayist.
Other words from Xenophon
- Xen·o·phon·ti·an [zen-uh-fon-tee-uhn], /ˌzɛn əˈfɒn ti ən/, Xen·o·phon·tine [zen-uh-fon-tahyn, ‐tin], /ˌzɛn əˈfɒn taɪn, ‐tɪn/, adjective
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In fact, Xenophon made it clear how purely physical relationships between males could be officially banned from the state, especially in accordance with the social norms of Classical Athens.
Hoplite: The Remarkable Citizen-Soldier of Ancient Greece | Dattatreya Mandal | August 2, 2022 | Realm of HistoryOne of the important mentions of this item comes from Xenophon himself, who recommended the Boeotian helmet for the head protection of cavalrymen.
Know Your Ancient Greek Helmets: From Attic to Phrygian | Dattatreya Mandal | May 19, 2020 | Realm of HistoryBut even in the heat of the campaign Scattergood found time to drive out to Xenophon Banks's.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandXenophon is the last of the trio of the Greek historians whose writings are classic and inimitable.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordXenophon wrote a variety of treatises and dialogues, but his "Memorabilia" of Socrates is the most valuable.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
All antiquity and all modern writers unite in ascribing to Xenophon great merit as a writer and great moral elevation as a man.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordTo these everyone was welcome, and according to the testimony of Xenophon, none departed from them without becoming a better man.
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British Dictionary definitions for Xenophon
/ (ˈzɛnəfən) /
431–?355 bc, Greek general and historian; a disciple of Socrates. He accompanied Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II and, after Cyrus' death at Cunaxa (401), he led his army of 10 000 Greek soldiers to the Black Sea, an expedition described in his Anabasis. His other works include Hellenica, a history of Greece, and the Memorabilia, Apology, and Symposium, which contain recollections of Socrates
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