| 单词 | Xenophon |
| 例句 | Xenophon’s opinion was: “What are called the mechanical arts carry a social stigma and are rightly dishonoured in our cities.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z According to his biographers Plato and Xenophon, Socrates did not just search for the meaning of life, but the meaning of our own lives. Socrates ? a man for our times 2010-10-17T19:30:00Z “The Greek government is stable, and we are no longer under speculation that Greece will leave the euro,” said Xenophon Petropoulos, a spokesman for the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises. Update : Luring Tourists Back to Greece 2013-05-22T16:35:53Z He based the story on “Anabasis,” written by the Greek soldier Xenophon, who helped lead the retreat of 10,000 Greek soldiers after their failed conquest of Persia about 400 B.C. Sol Yurick, Novelist, Dies at 87 2013-01-09T15:49:27Z Thomas Jefferson, for examples, owned two copies of the Cyropaedia, the Greek author Xenophon's text on the ideal education of a ruler. Babylonian relic to visit US with historic message of tolerance 2012-11-27T19:03:48Z During the 4th century B.C., a Macedonian prince read Xenophon’s “Cyropaedia”— meaning “The Education of Cyrus”— and was inspired to model his own martial ambitions after those of the great Central Asian warrior. Review | We may not be able to leave the house, but these transporting books whisk us to Central Asia 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Another contemporary of Socrates, the historian Xenophon, wrote an account of Socrates’s trial and death in his Memorabilia. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z In this excerpt from The Economist, the Greek historian Xenophon describes how a husband might respond to his wife’s question about how she could remain attractive: World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Turnbull’s conservative government needed support from outspoken independent Nick Xenophon, who held the balance of power in the Senate. Facebook's Australia news blackout: a shock four years in the making 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z “What a horse does under compulsion he does blindly,” wrote Xenophon, an ancient Greek cavalry master. To Break a Horse, and a Woman 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Wild ostriches are extremely dangerous, so much so that ancient Greek historian Xenophon wrote that no-one managed to capture them. Mysteries of decorated ostrich eggs revealed 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “I am the most anti-alarmist person in the room; with that being said, this story is not going away,” David Fuscus, Xenophon’s chief executive, said at the conference. Where Have All the Race Horses Gone? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Nick Xenophon, an independent senator at the time, complained that the plan was being “systematically undermined”. Australia’s biggest river is running dry, despite an expensive plan to save it 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z To further muddy the waters, Nick Xenophon, a former independent federal senator, is fielding candidates for SA-Best, his new state party, in most seats. A state election stirs a row about renewable energy in Australia 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z A pupil of Socrates, Xenophon survived the battles of Sparta and died in 354 B.C.E. To Break a Horse, and a Woman 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z “This has been a needless point of division in the community for more than 18 months now,” Nick Xenophon, a former senator who used to represent the state of South Australia, said in a statement. A Farming Town Divided: Do We Want a Nuclear Site that Brings Jobs? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Nick Xenophon, another senator, escaped because his form of British nationality, “a British overseas citizen”, conveyed so few rights that it was unworthy of the name, in the court’s view. An antiquated rule claims another scalp in Australia’s parliament 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Those spared were Matt Canavan, also of the National Party, and Nick Xenophon, an independent. An Australian court’s verdict leaves Turnbull in a pickle 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z A few days prior to the court hearings, Mr Xenophon flagged he would step down from office to re-enter state politics. Who are Australia's dual citizen MPs? 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z “The majesty of men themselves is best discovered in the graceful handling of such animals,” Xenophon wrote. To Break a Horse, and a Woman 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Nick Xenophon was also allowed to stay in Parliament. Australia's Deputy Leader Disqualified on Citizenship 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z One senator, Nick Xenophon, said Australia should adopt even stricter measures, such as a US-style system of mandatory checks for all staff. Australia tightens checks on airport staff 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Late on Wednesday, a Senate deadline expired after Labor, the Greens and the Nick Xenophon Team signalled they would not support the bill in its current form. Australia citizenship overhaul hits snag 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Their stories and countless others might have been lost had historians like Thucydides, Xenophon and Pausanias followed the imperative recognizable to athletes and journalists today: stick to sports. Memo to Trump after his NFL rant: sport is, and always has been, political 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Nick Xenophon understands addiction – he holds the key to stopping this bill and then working with government to create better laws and increase treatment options. Until my son became dependent, drugs weren't part of my world. I hope they're never part of yours | Tony Trimingham 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z This made Xenophon’s father a British overseas citizen, a status that automatically extended to Xenophon, who was born in Australia. Nick Xenophon will go to high court after finding out he's a British overseas citizen 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Senator Nick Xenophon, who previously called for Tennis Australia to cut its "unprecedented ties" with the bookmaker, expressed cautious optimism about the decision. Courtside gambling ads dumped from Australian Open - BBC News 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Legislation is yet to catch up with the practice in Australia, although Senator Nick Xenophon revived his fight to get the federal government to legislate against these bots in September. Tickets for Adele's Australian shows resold for more than $5,000 as they go on sale 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Two lawmakers, Nick Xenophon, a senator from South Australia, and Bob Katter, a lower-house lawmaker from Queensland, said on Monday that the government should stiffen the rules governing the entry of foreign buyers. The Land at Stake Is in Australia, but the Focus Is on China 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Independent senator Nick Xenophon, whose parents are European migrants, told Sky News Australia he found the speech "heartbreaking". Pauline Hanson defiant as speech criticised in Australia - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Xenophon is the latest federal MP to get caught up in the citizenship tangle. Nick Xenophon will go to high court after finding out he's a British overseas citizen 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Xenophon said he thought lawmakers should vote on same-sex marriage, in part to save the cost of staging a popular vote. Same-Sex Marriage Runs Into Roadblocks in Australia 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The Nick Xenophon Team supports marriage equality, but the party says its senators will not support legislation to authorize the plebiscite. Australia plan for vote on gay marriage hits stumbling block 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Xenophon told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that “there are real concerns” raised by the census process and the website shutdown. Australia Stops Online Collection of Census Data After Cyberattacks 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z "Look, there are real concerns," Mr Xenophon said. Australian census attacked by hackers - BBC News 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z “I don’t believe it is in the national interest for a state-owned enterprise to control one of our biggest power assets in this country,” Xenophon told ABC. Official says Australian security key to Chinese investment 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Contestants in the target javelin event hurled javelins at a shield fixed to a pole while galloping on horseback, a standard military practice documented by the historian Xenophon. Olympic Games We No Longer Play 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Xenophon’s “On Horsemanship,” written in the fourth century B.C., contains training exercises that are still used in dressage, as well as the sport’s ethical rationale: “Anything forced or misunderstood can never be beautiful.” The Duo That Dominates Dressage 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Failing to complete census forms in Australia is punishable by fines, but Mr. Xenophon said he was willing to be a test case to raise questions about information security. Australia Stops Online Collection of Census Data After Cyberattacks 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr Xenophon reckons voters are “disillusioned with tribal politics”. A hung parliament looms in Australia 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Senator Nick Xenophon, a centrist whose fledgling NXT Party may win several Senate seats, is seeking bailouts for Australia’s struggling steel and car industries. Australian Election: Malcolm Turnbull Declares Victory for Conservatives 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The vote in the 76-seat Senate was also looking troublesome for the coalition with the independent centrist Nick Xenophon Team on track to win several seats. Australian government in limbo with election too close to call 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z No other event in Rio this summer can claim Xenophon, the ancient Greek general and student of Socrates, as its first coach. The Duo That Dominates Dressage 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “It’s going to be a very competitive election, and I think that’s good in a democracy,” said Mr. Xenophon. Australian Election Looks Like a Cliffhanger 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Xenophon said he was counting no chickens, however. Australian independent Xenophon could play kingmaker in election 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Instead, they show the grinning face of Nick Xenophon, an independent senator from Adelaide, the state capital, whose influence reaches far beyond his home state. Time of Nick 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Australian independent Sen. Nick Xenophon compared his country’s contest to a certain 1990s American sitcom known as a “show about nothing.” Australian elections a bore next to US, and that's a relief 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z “People are tired of the same old stale confrontational politics,” said independent lawmaker Nick Xenophon. Australia to Hold National Election in July 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Independent senator Nick Xenophon, who supports the reforms, showed up to one vote wearing pyjamas covered with pictures of monkeys and bananas. Filibuster creates farcical scenes in Australia senate - BBC News 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Xenophon told Reuters any common ground he found with Turnbull's economic agenda must include his election plank of adding manufacturing jobs. Australian independent Xenophon could play kingmaker in election 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr Xenophon’s team could win enough Senate seats to hold bargaining power with whichever major party wins the lower house. Time of Nick 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “This is almost a ‘Seinfeld’ election — it’s an election about not much at all,” Xenophon said with a chuckle during a recent interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Australian elections a bore next to US, and that's a relief 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z But Xenophon Petropoulos of the Greek Tourism Association said he mostly welcomes the more steady chapter that this week’s vote will bring. From rage to resignation 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The ruling Coalition, the Greens and independent senator Nick Xenophon support the changes. Filibuster creates farcical scenes in Australia senate - BBC News 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The AFP’s commissioner, Andrew Colvin, on Thursday confirmed that it may investigate the allegations after the matter was raised by the South Australian senator Nick Xenophon during a Senate hearing in Canberra. Fifa: under-fire Sepp Blatter makes opening ceremony speech – live 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr Xenophon ascribes his rising popularity to a “changing old order in politics”. Time of Nick 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Independent senator Nick Xenophon said: “There must be a re-opening of that bid. It’s not too late. At the very least Australia deserves a refund. “ Fifa in crisis: Blatter faces calls to resign, as sponsors express 'disappointment' 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z "There's no way we will get there, they are rubbery figures," Mr Xenophon said of the budget estimates. Australia budget prompts early election speculation - BBC News 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Australian senator Nick Xenophon said on Friday that the investigation was a "whitewash" and a "sick farce". Australia ran 'clean campaign', rejects report 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z “The beautiful game has been turned into an incredibly ugly business,” Xenophon said on Thursday. Fifa: under-fire Sepp Blatter makes opening ceremony speech – live 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z A recent poll gave the Nick Xenophon Team 22% of first votes in South Australia. Time of Nick 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Australia has been treated like a mug,’ says senator Nick Xenophon, calling for a World Cup bid refund. Fifa in crisis: Blatter faces calls to resign, as sponsors express 'disappointment' 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The government also agreed to put in place an unspecified "safeguard mechanism" by Mr Xenophon to ensure companies comply with requirements. Australia agrees emissions deal 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z To win the necessary support, the government has accepted a proposal by Senator Xenophon to put in place a "safeguard mechanism" to ensure companies comply with the scheme's requirements. Australia government wins backing for emissions scheme 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Xenophon has also called on FFA to formally report to US authorities the payment it made to Warner, who is facing eight counts of corruption. Fifa: under-fire Sepp Blatter makes opening ceremony speech – live 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Independent senator Nick Xenophon and Liberal Democratic senator David Leyonhjelm also raised many serious questions about the scope of the powers being granted. Journalists and whistleblowers will go to jail under new national security laws 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The independent senator Nick Xenophon was unwell and absent from the chamber. Tony Abbott hails demise of 'useless, destructive' carbon tax 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It is possible the amendments being negotiated with the government by independent senator Nick Xenophon might make the scheme slightly more credible, but not by much. The carbon tax is dead and there is nothing credible to take its place 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The minister said the government rejected Xenophon's proposal to set aside A$500 million to buy U.N.-issued carbon offsets from abroad to ensure the target is met. Australia government wins backing for emissions scheme 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The government’s “gag” motion was opposed by Labor, the Greens and senators Xenophon, Madigan and Muir. Senate rejects repeal of tax cuts to leave Coalition with another budget headache 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Nick Xenophon, an independent senator in Australia, called for a "thorough, independent investigation" into the latest claims. Investigator to meet Qatar officials 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z "The only way for Qantas to get out of this nosedive is for Alan Joyce and the board to resign," said lawmaker Nick Xenophon. In nosedive, Qantas CEO Joyce may find path to safety 2014-02-27T21:18:48Z "You need two manufacturers to get that critical mass," said influential independent Senator Nick Xenophon. GM to halt car production in Australia, industry in crisis 2013-12-11T06:43:11Z Xenophon was invited to Malaysia last year by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and observed a major street rally for electoral reform in April that ended in violence. Australia pursues Malaysian explanation for senator's deportation 2013-02-17T07:53:52Z The basic principles of dressage date back to Greek historian Xenophon’s On Horsemanship manual, which was written around 350 B.C. Confessions of a Former Dressage Competitor 2012-08-03T10:00:27Z I have already quoted from Xenophon the beautiful description of the Greek wife tending her sick slaves. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z But this, as well as a batch of recent editions of Greek plays and Greek authors, such as Xenophon, Lucian, &c., must be postponed until another time. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z They are the descendants of the wild people of the mountains mentioned by Xenophon as the Karduchi, who so severely harassed the Greeks during their retreat. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z A third was a cobbler, called by the classic name of Xenophon. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Doubtless there was here and there in ancient Greece a couple who succeeded in approximating Xenophon's ideal. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z In the writings of Xenophon we have a charming picture of a husband who had received into his arms his young wife of fifteen, absolutely ignorant of the world and of its ways. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The writings of Thales, Solon, Pythagoras, Democritus, Plato, Herodotus, and Xenophon, all of whom visited remote countries, contain no mention of the Jews whatever. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Xenophon on Horsemanship, I. I. Transcriber's Note: The Contents have been moved from the end of the book to the beginning. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called ½The Anabasis.¸ Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z His numerous works consist chiefly of theological subjects, and he edited “Xenophon’s Memorabilia,” “Critical Disquisitions,” and “Critica Sacra, or Hebrew Criticism.” A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z Other names of the pre-Socratic and Socratic times are mentioned by Xenophon, Plato and Aristotle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The comparison between Xenophon and Prescott is, indeed, a very natural one, and it was made quite early after the appearance of the Ferdinand and Isabella by an English admirer, Mr. Thomas Grenville. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z From the days of Xenophon down, any one who loses his temper in training a horse, or uses any but gentle means, violates the precept, practice, and experience of all successful horsemen. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z Xenophon maintained that it prevented men from spitting or blowing their noses, as we were not in need of superfluities when we decreased the consumption of what was necessary. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Two centuries after the fall of the Assyrian kingdom, Xenophon, marching up the Tigris with the 10,000, reached the ruins of Chalah. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z He now read Locke on "Human Understanding," and Xenophon's "Memorable Things of Socrates." Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Xenophon's Anabasis, Homer, and some desultory selections from other authors were supposed to give a sufficient knowledge of Greek literature. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z Curiously enough, in spite of this rule, Xenophon advocates the use of the whip and spur in teaching a horse to leap—the gravest error, I think, of this exceedingly sensible horseman. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z The fatal dart was thrown by Gryllus, son of Xenophon, the historian and leader of the ten thousand Greeks on their retreat from the battle-field of Cunaxa to the Black Sea. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z The sides of the tower Xenophon put at almost half their real size; the height of the ruins is still about 140 feet. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z In 355 his advance temporarily ceased, but, as we learn from Isocrates and Xenophon, the financial exhaustion of the league was such that its destruction was only a matter of time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z To the same spot Xenophon led his famous Retreat of the Ten Thousand. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Although Xenophon has been misunderstood in this particular, I feel convinced that his description calls for what I understand to be the natural seat. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z Proposed by Senator Nick Xenophon, one bill would force Qantas to keep its main operations in Australia. Qantas CEO warns on airline laws 2012-02-06T05:43:21Z Setting aside the mythical five millions of the army of Xerxes and the ten thousand of Xenophon, accurate figures in Greece are recorded for the campaigns of Philip of Macedon and his more famous son. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z We shall not go quite to the same length as Xenophon. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z The didactic novel of Xenophon, the Cyropaedia, is a free invention adapted to the purposes of the author, based upon the account of Herodotus and occasionally influenced by Ctesias, without any independent traditional element. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z A bill to enforce greater scrutiny of foreign land investment was introduced in the Australian Senate in November 2010 by independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Greens Senator Christine Milne. Australia Selling the Farm as 20% Price Slump Lures Global Funds 2012-01-30T23:23:42Z Xenophon in his romance of Cyrus calls Tigranes the son of the king of Armenia, and represents him as paying the most considerable services to Cyrus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Though the French writer was beyond all doubt not familiar with the Grecian writers and knew nothing of Xenophon, there is a constant reminder of the Greek historian in his work. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z This caused them as great joy as the sight of "Thalatta" did to the soldiers of Xenophon. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z He therefore deserves the homage which Xenophon paid to him in choosing him as hero for his didactic novel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The documentary was made by Jason Meath, president for advertising and advocacy for Xenophon Strategies, a public relations and advertising firm. Romney Depicted as Corporate Raider in Pro-Gingrich Group Film 2012-01-09T13:13:24Z What had become of them when Xenophon wrote of the eastern nations, which was only 150 years after their alleged return from Babylon? Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z The strict moral and military education which this nobility received, and of which Xenophon has drawn such a beautiful ideal sketch, constituted the chief strength of the state. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z But the inhabitants "ridiculed the siege," and Cyrus could make no progress—such is the account in Herodotus and Xenophon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The satraps, says Xenophon, whose provinces were found deficient in population and poorly cultivated, were punished and removed from their office, while those whose provinces were in good order, were rewarded by presents. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Herodotus gives us a vivid drama Xenophon. with the unity of an epic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The important point is that Xenophon himself has omitted to supply it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The present writer, who was at Merchant Taylors’ School from 1842 to 1850, used Xenophon, Homer, Euripides, Sophocles, and some volume of Analecta. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z Xenophon represents the division of Gobryas as the first to reach the palace; the king falls when defending himself against their attack. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Xenophon tells us that the Persian kings gave special attention to agriculture; on their journeys they inquired into the tillage of the land, and demanded similar attention from their satraps. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The true distinction of Xenophon consists in his thorough combination of the practical with the literary character. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The 4th Century to the Death of Alexander.—Of the historians who flourished in the 4th century the sole writer whose works have come down to us is Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Very similar to this is the advice which Xenophon gave to the Athenians when they wished to prospect for new veins of silver without suffering loss. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Besides the palace of the king, Xenophon speaks of citadels of Babylon which surrendered to the conqueror on the following morning. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z I do not think it probable that Moses took the legend of Tigran from Xenophon's narrative. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z On the whole, Xenophon is perhaps seen at his best in his narrative of the Retreat of the Ten Thousand—a subject which exactly suits him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It was from them, rather than from Herodotus, Thucydides or Xenophon that the Roman world obtained its knowledge of the history of Greece in the past, and its conception of its significance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z There is also available some information in Xenophon's Essay upon the Revenues, Aristotle's Constitution of Athens, Lycurgus' prosecution of Diphilos, the Tablets of the Poletae, and many incidental references and inscriptions of minor order. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Xenophon knows, or at any rate says, nothing of the burning of Crœsus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Xenophon tells us that Cyrus "is even now the theme of song among the barbarians." The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z In his minor pieces on various subjects Xenophon appears as the earliest essayist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z All that is characteristic of Thucydides is absent in Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z That is essentially Socrates' train of thought as given by Xenophon in his Memorabilia. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Xenophon represents Crœsus as coming to the aid of the king of Babylon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Of all men, Xenophon says, Cyrus made the largest presents, and exhibited the greatest liberality towards those who had done him good service, and in this the subsequent kings of Persia followed his example. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Strong as is the contrast between Herodotus and Thucydides, their works have yet a character which distinguish both alike from the historical work of Xenophon in the Anabasis and the Hellenica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z For the last seven years of the war our principal authority is Xenophon, Hellenica, i., ii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z From Xenophon’s Memorabilia he learned when a boy the Socratic method of argument. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Xenophon tells us that in the time of Cyrus the owners of land furnished excellent horsemen, who took the field; the rest served for pay. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z From this point of view Xenophon wrote his treatise on Cyrus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Xenophon has not the grasp either of the dramatist or of the philosopher. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It was not given to Xenophon, as it was to Thucydides, to discriminate between the circumstances that are essential and those that are not essential to the comprehension of the story. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Any of our splendidly equipped and fed armies of modern times would perish in a few days along the route where Xenophon and his immortal ten thousand passed with safety, and without much loss. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z "Who," asks Xenophon, "could so quickly strike down opponents, separated from him by a road of many months, as the king of the Persians?" The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z All three narratives lay stress on the warnings given to Astyages against Cyrus, though in different ways; all mark strongly the early personal valour of Cyrus, which Xenophon also celebrates. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z A liberal reading must also include the Greek historians Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z It is true that if the account of the rule of the Thirty given in Aristotle’s Constitution of Athens be accepted, Xenophon must have deliberately misrepresented the course of events to the prejudice of Theramenes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z My Anabasis manner had already dropped from me; but Xenophon got his party successfully back, and this same task was now searchingly, compellingly, 'up to me.' Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Xenophon ascribes even this arrangement to Cyrus, but it could only be made effectual by a network of first-rate roads. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z During his three months of confinement he devoted himself to the study of the works of Xenophon, the fruit of which appeared later in his memoir on the Cyropaedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Xenophon, in his Anabasis, speaking of the river Chalos, says it was filled with large and gentle fish, which the Syrians worshipped as gods. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z The first literary document written in Attic prose is the treatise on the Constitution of Athens, which is generally printed amongst the minor works of Xenophon, but really belongs to about 425 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z By the united labors of the Pope and his opulent laymen, respectable libraries were formed, and the world was enlightened by recovered versions of Xenophon, Diodorus, Polybius, Thuycidides and other eminent authors. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z This arrangement is mentioned not only by Herodotus but also by Xenophon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Take your seats, young gentlemen, and we resume the consideration of Xenophon. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z He deepened and extended his acquaintance with Greek, particularly with his favourite authors Homer and Xenophon; and, to crown all, he succeeded in achieving the third perusal of Blackstone’s Commentaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z A soldier of fortune like Xenophon, who spent most of his life away from Athens, introduced not only strange words but strange grammatical constructions also into his literary compositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Clearchus was sitting with Leonidas discussing Xenophon's account of the death of Cyrus when a messenger brought them word that the king desired to see them. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Xenophon narrates that the princes and the children of the leading Persians were brought up "at the gate" of the king, where they learned temperance and prudence and saw nothing unbecoming. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It is pleasant to find Napoleon's confidence in Carnot, in view of Barras' insinuations that the latter had cared only for Moreau—his type of Xenophon. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z N.B.—Last year and this I read St John’s Gospel, with part of Xenophon’s Cyropaedia, the Iliad, and Herodotus; but, upon the whole, I rather neglected my Greek.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z "What was the return of Xenophon to our journey among the clouds?" asked the nuncio. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z If his own country was at peace, a Greek soldier might sell his sword to the highest bidder, as did Xenophon, without reproach. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z From Xenophon we learn that "the kings of Persia, it is said, pass the spring and the summer in Susa and Ecbatana." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Livy gives more than fifty, Cicero many striking cases; and Xenophon, Plato, Tacitus, Suetonius, and a host of other writers all give evidence in the same direction. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z The list of Gail’s published works filled 500 quarto pages of the introduction to his edition of Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z But until Xenophon and Xerxes shall come to buy, these final letters must rest unsold upon his shelves. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Had not the Ten Thousand, whose exploits Xenophon related, shown to the world that one Greek soldier was better than a hundred barbarians? The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z It was the opinion of Cyrus, Xenophon tells us, that the ruler should not only be superior to his subjects in valour, but he must exert a charm over them also. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z This was the famous “Dæmon of Socrates,” and was described and discussed by Xenophon and Plato as well as other Greek writers and many modern ones. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Xenophon, likewise, relates to us an admirable exhortation of Socrates to his oldest son Lamprocles, on filial piety. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z And Seuthes, rising up, drank to Xenophon, and spilt the rest of the contents of the horn at the same time that he did. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Agriculture, for an honorable and high-minded man," says Xenophon, "is the best of all occupations and arts by which men procure the means of living. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z The troops stationed in the provinces were reviewed yearly, as Xenophon tells us. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z We have a far more vivid portrait of Socrates in the beautiful conversational turns of “The Symposium” and the first book of “The Republic,” than in the purely objective account of Xenophon in his “Memorabilia.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z More new men with high grade mechanical skill came to be employed in the electric-light works than there were in Xenophon's famous army. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z And the admirable Xenophon says, that it is sweet to a hungry man to eat barley-cakes and cardamums, and sweet to a thirsty man to draw water out of the river and drink it. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Xenophon speaks of him, as exhibiting the "model of a perfect government." Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z The troops which were nearer the residence of the king, were, according to Xenophon, inspected by the king in person; those at a greater distance by men in his confidence. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Xenophon says that Hercules went there by the peninsula of Arechusiade. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z It seems to have been mainly due to the ability and eloquence of Xenophon that the present very large and formidable body of mercenaries chose and carried out the latter course. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z For the Phœnicians used a kind of flute called the gingras, according to the account of Xenophon, about a span in length, and of a very shrill and mournful tone. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z More has been fortunate in the zeal of his biographers; but we are conscious, that had there been a Xenophon or a Boswell among them, they could have told us much more. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z According to Xenophon the king of the Persians at day-break praised the powers of heaven, sacrificed daily to the gods, whom the Magians indicated. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z He was as well versed in Lysias and Xenophon as any of their contemporaries. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z He regards Xenophon as perfectly impartial to others throughout his Hellenica. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z And Xenophon makes mention also of Philip the buffoon. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z "It appears corrupt and highly questionable behavior goes to the core of FIFA," Xenophon said in the statement on Monday. Australia senator demands FIFA "refunds" bid money 2011-05-30T06:04:09Z Xenophon represents Cyrus as dying at an advanced age in peace, when he has reached Persia for the seventh time after winning the empire. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Xenophon crossed the plain, and Alexander the Great. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z I may premise that Xenophon is perhaps his favourite authority, whom he defends against all attacks with great spirit. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z But the word κατακεῖσθαι is used, and also κατακεκλῖσθαι, of reclining at meals: as Xenophon and Plato prove in their essays called the Banquet. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Homer wrote to be sung, Sophocles to be declaimed, Herodotus to be recited, and Xenophon to be read. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Xenophon has perceived that the education was limited to the higher classes, and states this distinctly in the "Anabasis." The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Xenophon, in his Memorabilia Socratis, presents to us Ischomacus, an Athenian of great riches and reputation, repairing to Socrates for help in extricating him from domestic entanglements. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Xenophon tells us his views under the parable of the ideal education and government of a perfect king. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z And Xenophon speaks in very nearly the same terms. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Xenophon wrote with a swan’s quill, Plato with a pen of gold, and Thucydides with a stylus of bronze. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z "What conqueror except Cyrus," asks Xenophon, "has been called Father by his subjects, a name which is obviously given not to the plunderer but to the Benefactor?" The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The more ancient Persians, whose manners are described by Xenophon, were a free people, and had nobility. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z Athen. handed down to us among Xenophon's works, is now, by general agreement, assigned to some author who lived earlier, and wrote it before the close of the Peloponnesian war. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z But also the banquet of Xenophon, although it is much extolled, gives one as many handles to blame it as the other. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z For, if he embrace the opinions of Xenophon and Plato, by his own reason they will no more be theirs, but become his own. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z It has already a distinctive character, like that of the Greeks in Xenophon's story of the ten thousand. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z The Athenians, though governed by a republic, paid near two hundred per cent. for those sums of money which any emergence made it necessary for them to borrow; as we learn from Xenophon. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z It does not, therefore, express the individual opinion of Xenophon, though it is an attack upon the Athenian democracy by a determined and bitter aristocrat. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z And Xenophon, a most accomplished writer, in the second book of the Anabasis, writes—"Τρίποδες were brought in for every one, to the number of about twenty, loaded with ready carved meats." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z As he had arranged the Bible and Xenophon, and Plato and Aristotle, and Livy and Tacitus, and all that he had on hand of Cicero, he made a bow, and said those were his reserves. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z His character is one of the finest recorded in Greek history. and his virtues have been praised by both Xenophon and Plutarch. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Cortesi suggests that the reference to Xenophon was purposely introduced by Alberti in order to put his readers off the scent. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z No Greek or contemporary person could have sustained the figure of Cyrus in Xenophon's book. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z And Xenophon says, in his book on Horsemanship, "A small jawbone closely pressed." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Of the behaviour of one of these, named Philip, Xenophon has given a picturesque account in the Banquet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z To the former the term 'economy' was originally applied, as in Xenophon's treatise on the subject. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z To what extent Alberti knew Greek is not ascertained; but even in the bad Latin translations of that age a flavor so peculiar as that of Xenophon's style could not have escaped his fine sense. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z I need only remind the reader that the tract on the Athenian State now preserved among Xenophon's works is by an unknown author, and therefore an authority independent of Xenophon. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z And that excellent writer Xenophon, in his Memorabilia, shows that he was acquainted with the fashion of drinking snow. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The comparison, however, holds in this, that Cæsar, like Xenophon, was properly a writer of Memoirs. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Xenophon embarked his little troop at Heraclea, and went to make a new bargain with a king of Thrace, to whom he was a stranger. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z The third book, modeled on the Œconomicus of Xenophon, is devoted to thrift. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The next great author who has fascinated the world by the grace and vividness of his style is the Athenian Xenophon. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z And even the admirable Xenophon is not free from this error. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Cæsar, too, though often circumstantial, is never diffuse, while Xenophon is frequently prolix, without being minute or accurate. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z If Xenophon had no other merit than that of being the friend of the martyr Socrates, he would be interesting; but he was a warrior, philosopher, poet, historian, agriculturist, and amiable in society. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z There were Xenophons enough to record his fame. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z So much for the expedition; now a word or two concerning this famous Xenophon. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z The produce, at first distributed amongst the citizens, was later a part of the state income, and forms the subject of some of the suggestions respecting the revenue in the treatise formerly ascribed to Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Hence, too, the mind of Xenophon was absorbed in the care and discipline of those under his command; but thence we are better acquainted with the Greek army than with that of Cæsar. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z In the article on "Retreat," in the "Encyclopædical Dictionary," it is said that the retreat of the ten thousand took place under the command of Xenophon. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Essentially classical in morality, extolling a temperance like that of Xenophon, Epictetus, Cicero, Socrates, and Aristotle, Franklin could not cheerily champion the moderns without serious reservations. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Then we have Xenophon, who in his political romance on the Education of Cyrus stands half-way between the mere philosopher and the practical man of the world. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z In addition to these labours of the chair, he found time to translate portions of Aristotle, Plutarch, Xenophon and Lysias from the Greek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Cæsar’s attention was ever directed to those he was to attack, to counteract, or to oppose—Xenophon’s to those he was to conduct. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He took thirteen thousand into his pay, among whom was the young Xenophon, who was then only an adventurer. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z From Xenophon he learned that "self-restraint" is "the very corner-stone of virtue." Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z In the dynastic disputes that followed the death of Xerxes, a band of ten thousand Greek mercenaries played a part under the leadership of Xenophon. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Even in the ages when the arts were flourishing, the goddesses were formed from the models of beautiful women, and even from those who publicly sold their charms: such was Theodota, of whom Xenophon speaks. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z He was the author of a Symposium, in the manner of Xenophon. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z This it is which forms the kernel of the positive thought of Socrates according to Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Xenophon had joined this expedition against the brother of Cyrus, Artaxerxes Mnemon, with ten thousand Greek troops. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z To the latter fact we owe a contemporary description of it by Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In the hills about Laurium, hares, which Xenophon so loved to hunt in his Elean retreat, and turtle doves, seemed the only game attainable. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Cicero163, who has spoken so disadvantageously of the style of the older annalists, admits that Catulus wrote very pure Latin, and that his language had some resemblance to the sweetness of Xenophon. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He showed that verse was but an ornament and did not make poetry, and that there were many poets, among whom he named Xenophon, who never versified. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The life and the teachings of the great philosopher have been given to us by the writings of Xenophon, and his sober and practical style gives a good idea of the original. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z He translated Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch and Lucian into Latin, but the spirit of the time will be better understood when it is recalled that he also made translations of Euclid and Ptolemy. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Socrates, as we learn from Xenophon, asserted woman's equality with man, while Plato taught that mentally there was no essential difference between man and woman. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Xenophon, speaking of the Persians, gives as an instance of their effeminacy "that they not only covered their head and feet, but guarded their hands from cold by thick gloves." The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z "Do I scribble English words in the margin of my Xenophon?" asks the boy. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Xenophon was an Athenian who lived about four hundred and fifty years before Christ. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z He was himself the author of a history of Germany which won for him the title of the German Xenophon. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The most important notices in ancient writings, respecting Aspasia, are found in Plutarch's Pericles, Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates and Plato's Menexenus. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z We meet first with deliberate biography in Xenophon’s memoirs of Socrates, a work of epoch-making value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z He was called “Xenophon the younger” from his imitation of that writer, and he even speaks of himself as Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Quintilian, a Roman orator and critic, says of Xenophon, "The Graces dictated his language, and the Goddess of Persuasion dwelt upon his lips." Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z The Persian influence in Armenian was already strong as early as 400 B.C., when Xenophon used a Persian interpreter to converse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" His maps and plans to the works of Thucydides, Xenophon, &c., exhibit much erudition, and materially advanced the science of ancient geography. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Of this nature is the Apology of Socrates written by Plato; also a work with the same title sometimes attributed to Xenophon. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Cyrus seems to have been the founder of a comprehensive military organization, of which we gather details from Xenophon and other writers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Socrates, according to Xenophon, regarded the beautiful as coincident with the good, and both as resolvable into the useful. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Arabs could be seen swimming across the river supported on inflated skins, in exactly the same way as Xenophon has described their forefathers doing 2,000 years ago. A Kut Prisoner Her models are Thucydides, Polybius and Xenophon, and her style exhibits the striving after Atticism characteristic of the period, with the result that the language is highly artificial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" According to Xenophon, the messengers travelled by night as well as by day; and the conveyance was so rapid that some even compared it to the flight of birds. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The army which achieved this under the leadership of Epaminondas, one of the great captains of history, had already given proofs of its valour against Xenophon and the Cyreian veterans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Thus there were regulations concerning persons, and the time of admitting foreigners: and hence the earlier writers, such as Thucydides, Xenophon, and Aristotle, always speak of ξενηλασίαι in the plural number. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 It looked about fifteen miles off, but the mere sight seemed to raise our spirits marvellously, and we were, perhaps, almost as elated as Xenophon's men when the same sea greeted their gaze at Trebizond. A Kut Prisoner He studied with enthusiasm the Memorabilia of Xenophon and found a model in Socrates which he delighted in imitating. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution If we set aside all fictions of this description, which have almost the spirit of a moral tale, like the Cyropædia of Xenophon, there remains very little traditional lore. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The professional armies had well understood the management of cavalry; Xenophon’s handbook of the subject is not without value in the 20th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The purity of the Lacedæmonian custom is also attested by Xenophon, the best authority on Doric manners. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 Its attainment may be secured by a variety of means—witness Xenophon, Cellini, Aubrey, Lockhart and Froude—but it has never been attained with such complete intensity as by Boswell in his Life of Johnson. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" She seems to come nearer to the ideal of Xenophon: “the good wife should be the mistress of everything within the house.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" According to Xenophon, however, he distinguished between the many gods and the one creator of the universe, who controls, guides, and guards over the lives of men. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy In the wreck of all feudal and burgher military institutions, he turned to the old models of Xenophon, Polybius, Aelian and the rest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" According to Xenophon, Cyrus had a palace and large park full of wild animals at Celaenae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" This division had already come about before the time of Xenophon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Opinions differ as to the merits of the romance, which is an imitation of Xenophon of Ephesus and Heliodorus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Our knowledge of the teaching of Socrates is derived chiefly from two sources, Plato and Xenophon, for the peculiarities of each of whom allowances must be made. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy The scene of Xenophon’s Symposium and Plato’s Protagoras was laid at his house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Eric had prepared himself, and read apposite passages from Cicero, and from Xenophon's Memorabilia. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Thus, a hundred lines of Virgil, thirty of Xenophon, three propositions of Euclid, with a sufficient amount of history, geography, and logic, would be an ordinary day's work. That Boy Of Norcott's The style of Dio, who took Plato and Xenophon especially as his models, is pure and refined, and on the whole free from rhetorical exaggeration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The other source, Xenophon, also has his peculiarities. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy The argument from design had become habitual in the schools, having been stated first of all with transparent simplicity by Xenophon in his account of the reasoning of Socrates. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition I have no doubt Cæsar had them in his tenth legion, and Xenophon in his famous ten thousand. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox Xenophon has immortalized the zeal of Parysatis in her efforts at placing her son Cyrus, the younger, upon the throne, and her plottings in his behalf against his elder brother Artaxerxes. Oriental Women This Terry has a bold and busy fancy, and if he cared to write, he would, like Xenophon, be "an author of wonderful consequence." Seeds of Pine If Plato was an idealizing philosopher, Xenophon was a prosaic and matter of fact man of affairs. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy "If your neighbor, Xenophon, had a horse better than your own, would you not choose him preferably to your own?" Greek Women In fact, Xenophon says so, though he states that Socrates held discourse only upon moral questions. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Indeed, there has been an interest of romance attached to Persia from the early days when Herodotus travelled and Xenophon gave the world his Cyrop�dia. Oriental Women In this way she became intimately acquainted with Plato, Aristotle, and Xenophon, and herself translated one of the dialogues of the latter, besides rendering two orations of Isocrates from Greek into Latin. Women of England If Plato puts the teaching of Socrates too high, Xenophon puts it too low. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy The Domestic Economy of Xenophon is but an exposition and illustration of the views which the author here attributes to Socrates. Greek Women But the Thirty Tyrants, as Xenophon tells us, forbade him to teach the art of arguing. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 After a destructive earthquake, the whole appears to have been rebuilt by Xenophon, the physician and poisoner of the emperor Claudius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" And if there had been anything incongruous in Socrates demanding for Xanthippe Lamprocles’ respect and obedience, would not Xenophon have noticed it? Maids Wives and Bachelors But, in spite of this, Xenophon's Memorabilia contains a mass of valuable information both about the life and the philosophical ideas of Socrates. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy The most remarkable feature in Xenophon's system of woman training is the utter absence of any intellectual discipline. Greek Women Plato's brother Glaucon, who wished to be active in politics, he dissuaded because of his inexperience, as Xenophon states; but Charmides on the other hand, who was well fitted, he urged on. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Everybody, says Xenophon, was charmed to hear his voice, and turned their eyes upon him. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion The name is said to be derived from that of a tribe mentioned by Xenophon and Pliny, viz., the Kumanen, by whom its preparation was practised. The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente The idea is drawn from Aristo of Chios, and the materials largely derived from Xenophon and Plato. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The works of Plato, Aristotle, and Xenophon accordingly devote much space to the consideration of the Woman Question. Greek Women He changed the feeling of his son Lamprocles when he was enraged with his mother, as Xenophon somewhere relates. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The power of this corporeal loveliness to sway their imagination by its unique �thetic charm is abundantly illustrated in the passages which I have quoted above from the Charmides of Plato and Xenophon's Symposium. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Xenophon gives, in the Cyropedia, a remarkable speech, expressing almost precisely the same idea. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Xenophon found a queen in power, and no opposition was offered to the march of Cyrus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" These and other passages show that the Socrates of Xenophon entertained very delicate sentiments regarding the domestic life. Greek Women Moreover, he went on the expedition to Amphipolis, and when Xenophon had fallen from his horse in the battle of Delium he picked him up and saved him. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 We know from Xenophon, as well as Plato, that Socrates named his philosophy the Science of Love. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion We are told that Scipio Africanus was made a hero by the writings of Xenophon. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 To ride was the third necessary art, introduced, according to Xenophon, after they had descended from their mountain fastnesses to conquer the whole East. Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 Xenophon and Plutarch were ardent admirers of the Spartan system, and strongly affirm the uprightness and nobility of the Spartans. Greek Women He praised leisure as the best of possessions, as Xenophon also says in his 'Symposium.' Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Xenophon had been so much grieved by his master Socrates’ death that he would not remain at Athens, but joined his old friends once more, and was a great friend of Agesilaus. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Xenophon Xenocles eXhibited eXtraordinary and eXcessive eXcitability Whenever he was not calmed down by books from Cole's Book Arcade. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Two Greek historians have given us a narrative of the events connected with the life of Cyrus—Herodotus and Xenophon. Cyrus the Great Makers of History “I don’t think I know much about Xenophon,” replied the young man, “but I have a friend who failed in Cæsar for the Cambridge Locals, and he said it was pretty easy.” The Casual Ward academic and other oddments The original sources, in Plato's and Xenophon's extant works, will almost always explain, or correct, the statements of Diogenes. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Xenophon was a horseman, but most of the troops were foot soldiers, and they were joined by a great body of Asiatics, raised by Cyrus himself. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History It was very well for Plato or Xenophon to throw a veil of romance over the transaction, but this was the plain matter of fact. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century Xenophon was one of the younger Grecian generals. Cyrus the Great Makers of History —Xenophon's Cyropedia is of Greek origin, but it is Indian in its thought.— Pedagogics as a System From Xenophon to Irving’s Astoria, from Hannibal crossing the Alps to Marching Through Georgia, he ransacked both romance and the classics for adequate tints, but in vain. The Missourian But that night Xenophon made up his mind to do what he could to save his countrymen. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History When I was in school we read our Plato and Xenophon as you now read your German and French; but what we learned, above the language itself, was the thought of that ancient time. Shadow Mountain We relate the story here in our own language, but as to the facts, we follow faithfully the course of Xenophon's narration. Cyrus the Great Makers of History But perhaps there was no book, at that time, which produced so deep and abiding impression on his mind as the “Memorabilia of Socrates,” by Xenophon. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series I well remember my unbounded rapture at my first sight of the silver stream, and like Xenophon’s Greeks I could have shouted, θἁλαττα, θἁλαττα. My Autobiography A Fragment Cheirisophus, the eldest officer, a Spartan, took the command in the centre; Xenophon, as one of the youngest, was in the rear. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Where else in all literature will you find a more exalted statement of the duty we all owe our parents than in Socrates’ dialogue with Lamprocles, his son, as recorded in the Memorabilia of Xenophon? Shadow Mountain A great many extraordinary and dramatic incidents and adventures, similar in general character to the story of Panthea, are interwoven with the narrative in Xenophon's history. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Xenophon, an exile from his country, a brilliant soldier and adventurer as well as a man of letters, is perhaps the first Greek on record who openly lost interest in the city. Five Stages of Greek Religion And there are whole chapters in which no mention at all is made of Xenophon. Pepita Ximenez Cheirisophus died of a fever, and Xenophon, though grieved at the change in the spirit of the army, continued for very pity in command. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History We are told that upon is first arrival in Athens, he went into the shop of a bookseller, and took up, by accident, a volume of the "Commentaries of Xenophon." Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Character of Xenophon's narrative.Its trustworthiness.Character of Cyrus as given by Xenophon. Cyrus the Great Makers of History At any rate, later on Xenophon adopted a more real hero, whom he had personally known and admired. Five Stages of Greek Religion Xenophon evidently considered these appropriate objects for prayer, and from the petitions in many recent manuals of devotion, I should suppose most Christians of to-day would not see in them anything inappropriate. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion They therefore decided on taking the remains of the 10,000—now only 6000—into their pay, and the messengers who came to engage them bought Xenophon’s horse and restored it to him. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Senator Stone, and after his death Senator Xenophon P. Wilfley, were pledged to the amendment, and Senator Selden P. Spencer, who later was elected, could positively be depended upon. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI Xenophon too, like other writers of romances, makes his hero a model of military virtue and magnanimity, according to the ideas of the times. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Xenophon's ideal wife was a good housekeeper—like her of the Proverbs. The Truth About Woman Xenophon gives us in his Economics the prayer of a pious Athenian of his time, in the person of Ischomachus. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Xenophon would not, however, continue with the band after he had conducted it to Pergamus, where they were to meet the Spartan general who was to take charge of them. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History The present work gives a full view of the Greek Syntax, with copious illustrations, and extracts from Xenophon's Anabasis, Homer, Anacreon, and sentences from the Greek Dramatists. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Some time after this, Xenophon returned again to Asia as a military commander, and distinguished himself in other campaigns. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Xenophon's treatise on domestic "economy" was the nucleus from which have grown all the systematic formulations of economic principles. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College From Xenophon's "Memorable Things of Socrates" he acquired a lesson which he never forgot and which he always esteemed of importance in his education. Benjamin Franklin It seems to have been a Persian word, since Xenophon and other Greek authors mention it as what was much in use and delight among the kings of those eastern countries. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges “He himself was always conversing about the affairs of men,” is the description given of him by Xenophon. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Credibility of Herodotus and Xenophon.Importance of the story.Object of this work. Cyrus the Great Makers of History I refer to the Economist of Xenophon, a gem of a book, and one on which I have often lectured. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Xenophon, on the colours of hunting dogs, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) The details of his subject Vergil draws mainly from his Greek predecessors, Hesiod, Xenophon, Aratus, and Nicander, but it is to Lucretius he is chiefly indebted. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight Xenophon has made an eloquent attempt to explain the nature of military good faith. Practical Education, Volume I Xenophon, in his narrative of the early life of Cyrus, gives a minute, and, in some respects, quite an extraordinary account of the mode of life led in Cambyses's court. Cyrus the Great Makers of History A reader cannot fail to be struck by the wonderful modernness of Xenophon's writing, his love for the country, his simple and genuine piety, his soldierly directness, and his practical common sense. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland This second year they have been reading Homer and Horace, Cicero de Oratore, and a part of Xenophon. The History of Dartmouth College Acting on the principles of Xenophon and Mr. Rarey, I allowed her to turn, but compelled her to stand, twenty yards off, while the train passed. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid Seven years later—namely, in 406 B.C., the twenty-sixth year of the Peloponnesian War—there took place another total lunar eclipse of which mention is made by Xenophon. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language When Cyrus was about twelve years old, if the narrative which Xenophon gives of his history is true, he was invited by his grandfather Astyages to make a visit to Media. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Cicero, speaking of Scipio, says,924 that he always had Xenophon's works in his hands, which are so famous for the solid and excellent instructions they contain, both in regard to war and policy. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) In the college of letters the course is similar, but more attention is given to classical studies; to Livy, Xenophon and Horace. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Yet, to the scholar, a raid in Thucydides is more than a campaign in Xenophon. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The consonant c with the double power of s and k; 2. g with its sound in gun and also with its sound in gin; 3. x with its sounds in Alexander, apoplexy, Xenophon. A Handbook of the English Language They serve to give a more distinct idea of the Cyropædia of Xenophon than any general description could afford. Cyrus the Great Makers of History For agriculture and natural history—Greek writers like Aristotle, Theophrastus, Democritus, and Xenophon; and Latin writers like Cato and Varro. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors That he did not do so must be taken for certain, not only from the express evidence of Xenophon and Plato, but from the whole nature of the case. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity It was in conducting this retreat, as a joint general with the Spartan Cheirisophos, that Xenophon showed all his resource. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "Our march often makes me think of Xenophon, whom I studied in the high school," said Will. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain He figures very conspicuously in the subsequent portions of Xenophon's history as Astyages's successor on the throne. Cyrus the Great Makers of History When the Ten Thousand traversed the valley of the Tigris in their famous retreat, they passed close to a large abandoned city, which Xenophon calls Larissa. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Both Xenophon and Plato give an account of Socrates's daimonion, but this point has so little relation to the charge of atheism that it is not worth examination. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Xenophon's portrait of Socrates is quite independent, and probably historically truer than that of Plato; but the sage lives for us in Plato, not in Xenophon. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Xenophon was a man, and a good deal of a man. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain We shall, in this chapter, relate the story of Panthea, which is also one of Xenophon's tales. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Xenophon made use of the word pyramid because his language furnished him with no term more accurate. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 To be sure, Xenophon has twice put into his mouth a whole theodicy expressing an elaborate teleological view of nature. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Xenophon had always dreamt of forming on the border of Hellenedom a new city state, which should honor him as its founder. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Socrates once said, "For what higher reward could a teacher ask than to have such pupils as Xenophon and Plato?" Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life From this inherent knowledge originated all writings of the saner philosophers, of Esop, Aristotle, Plato, Xenophon, Cicero and Cato. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood Although Socrates left no writings, his great pupils, Xenophon and Plato, have given the world a full account of his teachings. History of Education In Plato Socrates refutes the accusation indirectly, using a line of argument entirely differing from that of Xenophon. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity This apocryphal anecdote, at all events, records the fact that Xenophon attached himself to Socrates's teaching, and so afforded us perhaps the most remarkable instance of the great and various influence of that great teacher. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Xenophon says that there is no sound more pleasing than one's own praises. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature The rest of the summer I spent in playing on the piano and learning Greek enough to read Xenophon and part of Herodotus; then we prepared to go to Edinburgh. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Xenophon also adds his testimony in the following words: "No one ever knew of his doing or saying anything profane or unholy." History of Education Xenophon ascribed properties to money which no other commodity possessed; especially when he said that it could never be too plentiful, and that its price could never fall. Principles Of Political Economy Xenophon thought it right to consult his spiritual guide, Socrates, on the propriety of abandoning his country for hireling service. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In the "Memorabilia" Xenophon has preserved a conversation of Socrates with Aristodemus in which he develops this proof at great length. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Among other illustrious Greeks that were thus to be led so far from home was Xenophon, the Athenian historian, who was induced by his friend Proxenus, of Bœotia, to join the expedition. Ancient States and Empires Take the picture, then, out of Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, how you will—you won't mend the matter much. Tom Brown at Oxford Xenophon's observations, Hiero, 4, on the nature of wealth, are many-sided and beautiful. Principles Of Political Economy But Xenophon was not given any independent command. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As Xenophon has said of him, "he never ceased asking, What is piety? what is impiety? what is noble? what is base? what is just? what is unjust? what is temperance? what is madness?" Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles It was there that Agrippina contrived to poison him, by the aid of Locusta, a professed poisoner, and Xenophon, a physician, while she affected an excess of grief. Ancient States and Empires An amusing application � which might pass for a reductio ad absurdum, � of this dense theory is put by Xenophon into the mouth of Socrates. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory In Xenophon's opinion, wealth is really useful only to him who knows how to make a good use of it. Principles Of Political Economy With which it is perhaps desirable also to give Xenophon's statement, it being clearer than any English one can be, owing to the power of the general Greek term for wealth, "useable things." The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Thucydides and Xenophon would not deny that poets like Sophocles and Horace have had at least as much influence on the world as they themselves.” Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Xenophon accordingly conducted his troops, now reduced to six thousand men, over Mount Ida to Pergamus. Ancient States and Empires The boy had delighted in "twisting people all up," and making them contradict themselves after a perversion of the manner described by Xenophon in his Life of Socrates. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin To these everyone was welcome, and according to the testimony of Xenophon, none departed from them without becoming a better man. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Xenophon, as we shall see, eventually saved his countrymen from destruction, and became not only the leader, but the historian of the expedition. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon states that choice portions of land in the territory of many neighbouring towns were set apart for the king of Sparta. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay The soldiers whom he had led were now incorporated with the Lacedæmonian army in Asia, and Xenophon himself enlisted in the Spartan service. Ancient States and Empires He pondered o'er black-lettered pages Of old philosophers and sages— Of Xenophon, and of the feat Of the ten thousand in retreat; Pondered o'er Plutarch and o'er Plato, On Scipio, Socrates, and Cato. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Let writers remember that Greece, in spite of her Æschylus, Sophocles, Xenophon, Thucydides, Demosthenes, Plato, and Aristotle, perished because her independent states would not combine against a common foe. The Writer, Volume VI, April 1892. A Monthly Magazine to Interest and Help All Literary Workers When they reached that place, Xenophon's countrymen saw that they had been deceived, and that Cyrus evidently had some greater foe in view than the rough banditti of the Pisidian highlands. The Two Great Retreats of History The stone one with the line from Xenophon?’ said Puck, in quite a new voice. Puck of Pook’s Hill Even Xenophon, with all his partiality for Sparta, was still more emphatic, and accused the Lacedæmonians with the violation of their oaths. Ancient States and Empires There is a road of sorts, because we know that Xenophon in ancient times traveled it with his 10,000 Greeks, and the Turks did the same recently, when they sent reinforcements to Bagdad. World's War Events, Vol. II For Xenophon had less sensibility than any Greek author that survives. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 There are few cases throughout Grecian history in which an able discourse has been the means of averting so much evil, as was averted by this speech of Xenophon to the army in Byzantium. The Two Great Retreats of History Chrysostom said of Xenophon, that "he had something of witchcraft in his writings." On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions They rushed into the town and took possession, which conduct gave grave apprehension to Xenophon, who mustered and harangued the army, and thus prevented anticipated violence. Ancient States and Empires "Then I will go, as I am the younger man," said Xenophon. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Xenophon, in Persia, Alexander, seventy years later, met with their chief enemies in Greeks. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Perhaps it would not have been safe for Xenophon to disobey this order, under any circumstances. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon informs us that Babylon was taken in the night while the inhabitants were engaged in feasting and revelry, and that the king was killed. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Xenophon had enlightened the Greeks as to the inefficiency of the Persian armies, if they needed any additional instruction after the defeat of Xerxes and his generals. Ancient States and Empires Xenophon now remounted and rode as far as his horse could go, then sprang down and hastened onward on foot. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality That this was so is evident from what Xenophon tells. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 While Xenophon was exerting himself to procure transports for the passage of the army at Perinthus, Aristarchus, the new governor, arrived there with two triremes from Byzantium. The Two Great Retreats of History The climate is varied; as Cyrus said to Xenophon, 'The people perish with cold at one extremity, and are suffocated with heat at the other.' Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Face's speech:— “Will take his oath o' the Greek Xenophon, If need be, in his pocket.” Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Of the daily life of Socrates we have graphic pictures, drawn by his friends and followers Xenophon and Plato. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In his account of the numerous representations of the Χαριτες, he seems to throw some light upon a passage in Xenophon's Memorabilia, which, as far as we know, has escaped the notice of the commentators. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 In Xenophon's case, we have the spectacle of a man of more than ordinary ability, stimulated by difficulty and peril until he rises to real greatness of achievement. The Two Great Retreats of History I worked my way through about half the Iliad, and afterwards interpreted alone a large portion of Xenophon and Herodotus. Historical Essays Thus Xenophon, the simplest and most perspicuous of Historians, has borrowed many noble images from Homer; and Plato is often indebted to this Poet, whom yet he banished from his Commonwealth. An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients This was done, Xenophon being one of the new leaders. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Xenophon and the "Retreat of the Ten Thousand." Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria The project being thus baffled, Lykon and the rest turned their displeasure upon Cheirisophus and Xenophon, whom they accused of having occasioned its miscarriage. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon takes notice of these dances in armour, especially among the Thracians, who were so warlike a people. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing In Xenophon we read of the young Persian nobility being taught to ride on horseback and to speak the truth; both being among the accomplishments of a gentleman. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Xenophon, the orator of the army, now made them a stirring speech. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality They might not have succeeded had they not chosen a great and brave commander, Xenophon, a noble Athenian, whose fame as scholar and writer equals his renown as soldier and general. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria As it occurred here just as Xenophon pronounced the auspicious word "preservation," it was regarded as a favorable omen sent by Zeus himself. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon tells us of some wonderful effects of the Grecian dances, and how they moved and expressed the passions. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing Plato, Xenophon, and Cicero, throw their philosophical dissertations into the form of a dialogue. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin No one had anything better to suggest; the soldiers enthusiastically accepted Xenophon's plan of action, and soon were on the march again, with Tissaphernes, their late guide, now their open foe. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I have read Caesar and Virgil, and a little of Horace; and in Greek, the New Testament, Xenophon, and two plays of Aeschylus; and my father considered me well acquainted with English history and geography.” Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea Xenophon, who had come along with them, paid a visit shortly afterwards to his friend the governor Kleander, and took leave of him as about to depart immediately. The Two Great Retreats of History As glad at the sight of the sea as the ten thousand under Xenophon, they rushed back to the vessel to give Barents the important news. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II T. Very well: Xenophon and the Greeks; the Greeks ascended. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Xenophon perceived that from the top of a mountain near the army the hill held by the enemy might be reached. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The learned prebendary, for the purpose of enforcing his arguments against intemperance, chose to quote the concluding words of the Symposium of Xenophon. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Accordingly Xenophon sent forward the others, and remained himself with the army, alleging the obligation of sacrificing. The Two Great Retreats of History According to Xenophon, they found at this place a large deserted city formerly inhabited by the Medes. The Story of Eclipses The reasoning by which Socrates, in Xenophon's hearing, confuted the little atheist, Aristodemus, is exactly the reasoning of Paley's Natural Theology. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin On they went, and at length, while Xenophon was driving off some natives that had attacked the rear of the column, he heard loud shouts in front. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Of the moral poems, the first is the Choice of Hercules, from Xenophon. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II And to Xenophon in particular, he offered the possession of Bisanthê, his best point on the coast. The Two Great Retreats of History Airy, having had his attention called to the matter, examined roughly all the eclipses which occurred during a period of 40 years, covering the supposed date implied by Xenophon. The Story of Eclipses The same Socrates is seen in one way when we get that part of him which could unite with the personality of Xenophon, and in quite another when the union is with Plato. Dr. Johnson and His Circle Xenophon, their chosen leader, has told the story of this wonderful march in a book called the "Anabasis," and from this book we take what we have here to say. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The "Memorabilia" of Xenophon and the "Dialogues" of Plato give us Boswellian pictures of the man. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Joyfully did the army accept this offer, though complaining loudly of the fraud practised upon them by Seuthês; which Charmînus, at the instance of Xenophon, vainly pressed the Thracian prince to redress. The Two Great Retreats of History It is "the master's eye" generally, as in Xenophon, "Œconom." xii. Plutarch's Morals In this army there was a pupil of Socrates, called Xenophon. The Story of the Greeks A conference took place between Xenophon and the Spartan Cheirisophus, his principal colleague. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Xenophon sat at the feet of Socrates for a score of years, and then wrote his recollections of him as a vindication of his character. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 As soon as Thimbron arrived with his own forces, and the Cyreians became a part of his army, Xenophon took his leave of them. The Two Great Retreats of History As Xenophon says, "Praise from others is the pleasantest thing a man can hear,"770 but to others a man's self-praise is most nauseous. Plutarch's Morals Instead of allowing his weary soldiers to sit down and rest, Xenophon would then give orders to march onward. The Story of the Greeks Instantly Xenophon sprang from his horse, took the man's shield from his arm, and thrust him out of the ranks, taking his place. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At the battle of Delium, when there was a rout, Xenophon says Socrates walked off the field leisurely, arm in arm with the general, explaining the nature of harmony. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Compare what is said of Xenophon on p. The Two Great Retreats of History It was just sixty years after Xenophon had made his way right across Asia to the shores of the Black Sea when Alexander resolved to break, if possible, the power of the Persians. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole They therefore said they would elect a leader, and all chose Xenophon to fill this difficult office. The Story of the Greeks "We are not upon equal terms, Xenophon," said Soteridas, a soldier from Sicyon, "for you are on horseback, while I am weary from carrying my shield." Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality For, if he embrace the opinions of Xenophon and Plato, by his own reason, they will no more be theirs, but become his own. Classic French Course in English Xenophon has left an entertaining and valuable sketch of his beloved master. The Two Great Retreats of History How Xenophon—a mere Greek volunteer, who had accompanied the army from the shores of Asia Minor—rose up and offered to lead his countrymen back to Greece is a matter of history. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole There were still ten thousand left out of the eleven thousand men that Cyrus had hired, and Xenophon had cause to feel proud of having brought them across the enemy's territory with so little loss. The Story of the Greeks Taking a strong force from the van of the army, Xenophon at once began to climb the hill. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality We would give more to know what Xenophon's soldiers gossiped about round their camp-fires, than for all the particulars of their retreat. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays It is in most respects the very opposite of Xenophon's account of the Retreat of the Ten Thousand, which precedes it. The Two Great Retreats of History Yet Homer and Xenophon, Vergil and Cicero, did not write for children or callow youth. The Booklover and His Books Every morning Xenophon had to draw up his little army in the form of a square, to keep the enemy at bay. The Story of the Greeks “My father’s empire,” said Cyrus to Xenophon, “is so large, that people perish with cold, at one extremity, whilst they are suffocated with heat, at the other.” Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and Salámán and Absál Together With A Life Of Edward Fitzgerald And An Essay On Persian Poetry By Ralph Waldo Emerson No one would think of applying the same rule to a Greek classical writer, and if he attempted to do so, he would find that Xenophon varies his language as much as St. Paul. The Books of the New Testament Xenophon refused to lead them out, against the warning of the sacrifices—although the army suspected him of a deliberate manœuvre for the purpose of detention. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon lays stress on his happiness, but the basis is self-command. The Chief End of Man After a hasty supper, the Greeks flung themselves down to rest on the hard ground, under the light of the stars; but even these slumbers were cut short by Xenophon's call at early dawn. The Story of the Greeks It represents Socrates in an entirely different light from that in which he appears in the rest of the work, and it can hardly be Xenophon’s own invention. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Like the "ten thousand" with Klearchos, foreigner, but also friend and commander, of whom Xenophon in the "Anabasis" speaks, it was already uncertain whether the Philadelphia men most feared or loved their lion-hearted leader. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman This man, having asked Xenophon how much he had acquired in the expedition, could not believe him when he affirmed his poverty. The Two Great Retreats of History Socrates, as Xenophon describes him, goes no farther as a teacher than to impress the principles of conduct as they were generally accepted by good men of the time, with peculiar persuasiveness. The Chief End of Man They were no longer in great danger, but were tired and discontented, and now for the first time they began to forget their promise to obey Xenophon. The Story of the Greeks The war had given Xenophon his opportunity as a soldier and a writer. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield A story is told of Xenophon, the disciple of Socrates, that while offering a solemn sacrifice he heard that his eldest son was slain at Mantinea. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. The produce of the estate, saving this tithe or tenth and subject to the obligation of keeping the holy building in repair, was enjoyed by Xenophon himself. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon shows him absorbed in teaching, imparting the best he has found, never so happy as when he can win a young man to virtue. The Chief End of Man Those gods are to be understood, to whom it was established, by law or by custom, that whoever was entering on an expedition, such as that which Xenophon meditated, should offer sacrifice. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis So did we, until we came to feel that we would be like the soldiers of Xenophon once we spied the sea. Riviera Towns Yet, what else could we expect of this man Xenophon? Second Book of Tales But to the contemporary world, the retreat, which Xenophon so successfully conducted, afforded a far more impressive lesson than any of his literary compositions. The Two Great Retreats of History In the picture of Socrates by Xenophon in the Memorabilia, which bears all the marks of true portraiture, goodness goes with happiness and knowledge. The Chief End of Man Xenophon is here somewhat obscure; for he made no mention of this βοηθεία before. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis He wished, however, I had studied Plato, Xenophon, and Cicero, more attentively; without which preparatory discipline, no two persons could be introduced advantageously into a dialogue. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection A complete report of it was written by one of Socrates' friends, another literary man, named Xenophon. Second Book of Tales And Xenophon himself, far from obtaining fulfilment of those splendid promises which Seuthês had made to him personally, seems not even to have received his pay as one of the generals. The Two Great Retreats of History Xenophon tells us that at one time the Persian princes had for their teachers the four best men in the kingdom. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power |
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