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Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C.


Translated by Robin Waterfield with introductions and notes by Paul Cartledge


Translated by Robin Waterfield with introductions and notes by Paul Cartledge

Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 3/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780140455250, 978-0140455250
      ISBN10: 0140455256
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C.


      Translated by Robin Waterfield with introductions and notes by Paul Cartledge


      Translated by Robin Waterfield with introductions and notes by Paul Cartledge

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