The Xenophon Collection

by Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns (Translator)

The Xenophon Collection includes the •Anabasis, Agesilaus, Cyropaedia (The Education of Cyrus), Hellenica, Hiero (The Tyrant), On Horsemanship, On Revenues, The Apology of Socrates, The Cavalry General, The Economist, The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates, The Polity of the Athenians, The Polity of the Lacedaemonians, The Sportsman, The Symposium Translations are done by Henry Graham Dakyns.

Genres: Ancient History

686 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 2012

About the author

Xenophon (Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν, Modern Greek 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

Reviews

[Jo Walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the Anabasis and the Memoir of Socrates and the Apology when I was a teenager, and the Hellenica when I was in college. I re-read those and read the rest for the first time in this volume.

I've always said that the tension between Plato's Socrates and Xenophon's Socrates is very productive of actual Socrates, and I started re-reading this and reading the new (to me) Socrates bits when I was writing The Just City. I then went back and started at the beginning and read the whole thing through, which took a long time because it was very long. Xenophon had a fascinating life, and lived through a fascinating period of history -- not just the Peloponnesian war and being Socrates's friend, but the trip to Persia. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all this again and encountering the Life of Cyrus for the first time.

It's odd there isn't a historical novel about Xenophon, he'd be a great subject for one.