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Book SynopsisIn The Education of Cyrus, Xenophon confronts the vexing problem of political instability by exploring the character and behavior of the ruler.
Trade ReviewThe Education of Cyrus is a major work of classical political philosophy that provides a portrait of extraordinary political ambition.... Ambler's precise translation makes it possible to engage in a close textual reading that establishes Xenophon as an important political thinker.
* Translation Review *
There are many reasons to welcome this fresh, precise, and graceful English rendering of the Cyropaedia, the first since 1914. It is, of course, a central text for the study of Greek military technique in the age of professional warfare that leads up to Alexander. But it is much, much more.... Ambler's superb translation, accompanied by a glossary that matches key terms in the Greek with their semantic fields in English, and excellent notes, is an unfailing guide to the nuances of the Greek text and is bound to become the standard English reference edition.
* Journal of Military History *
Wayne Ambler's elegant translation deserves to become the standard English version of this work.
* The Weekly Standard *
