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Xenophon

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Xenophon (Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν, Modern Greek "Ξενοφών", "Ξενοφώντας"; ca. 431 – 355 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, was a soldier, mercenary and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and the life of ancient Greece.

Historical and biographical works
Anabasis (or The Persian Expedition)
Cyropaedia
Hellenica
Agesilaus

Socratic works and dialogues
Memorabilia
Oeconomicus
Symposium
Apology
Hiero

Short treatises
On Horsemanship
The Cavalry General
Hunting with Dogs
Ways and Means
Constitution of Sparta

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Average rating: 3.96 · 1,764 ratings · 167 reviews · 301 distinct works

	The Persian Expedition by Xenophon, Rex Warner (Translator), George Cawkwell (Introduction) 4.01 avg rating — 969 ratings — published -370 — 80 editions	My rating:
	Hellenica: A History of My Times by Xenophon, Rex Warner (Translator), George Cawkwell (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 194 ratings — published -361 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Conversations of Socrates by Xenophon, Hugh Tredennick (Translator), Robin Waterfield (Translator, Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 370 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Education of Cyrus 4.07 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 354 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Art of Horsemanship by Xenophon, Morris H. Morgan (translator) 3.94 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1998 — 30 editions	My rating:
	Anabasis 1-4 by Xenophon, Joseph William Hewitt (editor), Maurice W. Mather (editor) 3.90 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 354 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Anabasis 1-7 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Memorabilia/Oeconomicus/Symposium/Apologia by Xenophon, E.C. Marchant (Translator), O. J. Todd (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1923 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates by Xenophon, Morris B Kaplan (Foreword by) 3.80 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1965 — 68 editions	My rating:
	The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika by Xenophon, Robert Strassler 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Ελληνικά (2 books)
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“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

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“What am I lying here for?...We are lying here as though we had a chance of enjoying a quiet time...Am I waiting until I become a little older?”
― Xenophon

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“anything forced is not beautiful”
― Xenophon, The Art of Horsemanship

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