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The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus

432 BCE-351? BCE Xenophon · Henry Graham Dakyns

FormatEbook
Published1998
Words23,161
LanguageEnglish
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Xenophon's classical treatise explains the practice of hunting, chiefly hare hunting with hounds and nets, while framing the pursuit as training in virtue and discipline. It suits readers of ancient Greek philosophy and anyone interested in the history of hunting and classical thought.

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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