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Hiero

432 BCE-351? BCE Xenophon · Henry Graham Dakyns

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Published1998
Words15,229
LanguageEnglish
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Hiero is a short Socratic dialogue by Xenophon in which the Syracusan ruler Hiero and the poet Simonides debate whether the life of a tyrant is happier or more wretched than that of an ordinary citizen. It suits readers interested in ancient Greek philosophy, political thought, and questions about power and happiness.
From our reading desk Henry Graham Dakyns: The Voice of Xenophon in EnglishA British translator who brought the histories, dialogues and treatises of the ancient Greek writer Xenophon into readable English.

432 BCE-351? BCE Xenophon

Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and mercenary who was a student of Socrates. He is best known for historical and philosophical prose works, including the Anabasis and his accounts of Socrates.

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