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Xenophon

Xenophon of Athens (/ˈzɛnəfən, -ˌfɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ξενοφῶν; c. 430 – 355/354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. At the age of 30, he was elected as one of the leaders of the retreating Greek mercenaries, the Ten Thousand, who had been part of Cyrus the Younger's attempt to seize control of the Achaemenid Empire. As the…

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Notable work
Hellenica · Anabasis · Education of Cyrus · Memorabilia · Symposium
Born
c. 430 BC Athens
Children
Gryllus and Diodorus
Died
Probably 354 or 355 BC (aged c. 74 or 75) likely Corinth
Occupations
Military leader · mercenary · philosopher · historian · writer
Parent
Gryllus

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related to Bibliography · 227
Xenophon → Action, Aix-en-Provence, Albany, Alexander, Alonso Tordesillas, American Philological Association, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Classical Monographs, An Archaeological, Anabasis, Ancient Greek World, Anderson, Antony, Archived, Aris, Arrian On Hunting With, Art, Athenian, Athens, August
related to Historical and biographical works · 31
Xenophon → Achaemenid Empire, Agesilaus, Agesilaus II, Alexander, Anabasis, BC, Cyropaedia, Cyrus, European, Following, Great, Greece, Hellenica, History, It, Lacedaemonians, Peloponnesian War, Polity, Provides, Sometimes
related to Life after Anabasis · 31
Xenophon → Aeolis, After, As, BC, But, Byzantium, Caria, Dercylidas, Failing, Greek, Greeks, Halisarna, Hamaxitus, Hellenica, In, Kolonai, Lacedaemon, Lampsacus, Larissa, Led
related to Anabasis · 29
Xenophon → Anabasis, Artaxerxes, Artaxerxes II, At Tarsus, Athens, Battle, Clearchus, Cunaxa, Cyrus, Cyrus's, Greek, Greeks, However, Ionia, King Artaxerxes II, Persian, Pisidians, Prior, Proxenus, Pythia
related to Early years · 25
Xenophon → Accounts, Alcibiades, Anabasis, Athenian, Athens, BC, Beotia, Cyrus, Cyrus's, Ephesus, Erchia, Gryllus, He, Hellenica, Ionia, Persian, Personally, Plato, Proxenus, Socrates
related to External links · 25
Xenophon → Bradley, Cyropaedia, Cyrus, December, Dowden, Education, Fieser, Graham Oliver's Xenophon HomepageXenophon's, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, July, November, OCLC, Ph, Philosophy, Quotes, Somni Archived, The CynegeticusXenophon Archived, Thesis
related to Socratic works and dialogues · 20
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related to Relationship with Socrates · 17
Xenophon → And, Apology, As Danzig, By, Conversely, Delium Xenophon, Diogenes Laërtius, During, Eminent Philosophers, Follow, Greek, In, Lives, Plato, Socrates, They, Xenophon's Symposium
related to Short treatises · 13
Xenophon → Athens, Describes, Dogs, Hipparchikos, His, Hunting, Means, On Horsemanship, Outlines, Scillus, These, Treatise, Ways
Notable work · 10
Xenophon → Agesilaus, Anabasis, Apology, Constitution of the Lacedaemonians, Education of Cyrus, Hellenica, Hiero, Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium

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XenophonNotable workHellenica1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workAnabasis1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workEducation of Cyrus1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workMemorabilia1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workSymposium1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workOeconomicus1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workHiero1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workApology1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workAgesilaus1.00infobox
XenophonNotable workConstitution of the Lacedaemonians1.00infobox
XenophonOccupationsMilitary leader1.00infobox
XenophonOccupationsmercenary1.00infobox
XenophonOccupationsphilosopher1.00infobox
XenophonOccupationshistorian1.00infobox
XenophonOccupationswriter1.00infobox
XenophonParentGryllus1.00infobox
XenophonSpousePhilesia1.00infobox
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