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The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians

432 BCE-351? BCE Xenophon · Henry Graham Dakyns

FormatEbook
Published1998
Words19,915
LanguageEnglish
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Xenophon's paired treatises describe the political and social institutions of Athens and Sparta, offering a firsthand ancient Greek perspective on their governance and customs, here in Henry Graham Dakyns's translation. It suits students and researchers of classical history and ancient political systems.
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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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