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Xenophon
Xenophon (
c.435–
c.354 BC) Greek historian, writer, and military leader. He was born in Athens and became a disciple and friend of Socrates. In 401 he joined the campaign of the Persian prince
CYRUS THE YOUNGER against Artaxerxes II; when Cyrus was killed north of Babylon, Xenophon led an army of 10,000 Greek mercenaries in their retreat to the Black Sea, a journey of about 1500 km (900 miles). His historical works include the
Anabasis, an account of the campaign with Cyrus and its aftermath, and the
Hellenica, a history of Greece. Among his other writings are three works concerning the life and teachings of Socrates, and the
Cyropaedia, a historical romance about the education of Cyrus the Younger.
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XENOPHON'S (THE EDUCATION OF CYRUS) AND IDEAL LEADERSHIP LESSONS FOR MODERN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Magazine article from: Public Administration Quarterly; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...civic virtue should include the work of Xenophon, the Greek philosopher, on public education...public service. A student of Socrates, Xenophon (430-355 BC) found personal fulfillment...ideal government led by a philosopher, Xenophon served as a leader himself and then wrote...
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Xenophon's Philosophic Odyssey: On the Anabasis and Plato's Republic.
Magazine article from: American Political Science Review; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Xenophon's Anabasis, a military adventure interwoven...addressing the first of these problems, Xenophon makes explicit a lesson about the limits...leader of a well-ordered community. Xenophon's self-presentation in the Anabasis...
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Xenophon: The Anabasis of Cyrus.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Military Review; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] XENOPHON: The Anabasis of Cyrus, trans...304 pages, $49.95. Not long ago Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus needed no introduction...That said, readers unfamiliar with Xenophon's famous account of the "March...
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Leadership insights of Xenophon.(Lead the Way)(Greek historian)
Magazine article from: Physician Executive; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...centuries ago, the Greek military historian Xenophon wrote the first systematic book on leadership...executives can learn timeless lessons from Xenophon. ********** Many popular books...book--was written by Greek historian Xenophon. (1) Few leaders outside the military...
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'The (un)happy romance of Curleo and Liliet' Xenophon of Ephesus, the Cyropaedia and the birth of the 'anti-tragic' novel.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Ancient Narrative; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Bury devotes a few illuminating words to Xenophon of Ephesus and his novel: The story of Abrocomas...married lovers. The name of the author is Xenophon of Ephesus, but it occurs to one that Xenophon may be a pseudonym, and that the author...
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Xenophon: The Shorter Socratic Writings.
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 3/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Xenophon. Edited by Robert C. Bartlett. Ithaca...This volume contains translations of Xenophon's Apology of Socrates, Oeconomicus...or outright contempt, the writings of Xenophon are once again attracting serious scholarly...
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The Long March: Xenophon and the Ten Thousand.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; The Long March: Xenophon and the Ten Thousand. Edited by Robin...a refrain first widely broadcast in Xenophon's Anabasis (The Journey Up Country...late 2001) to revisit the scene of Xenophon's stirring tale in a scholarly way...
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From republic to empire: political revolution and the common good in Xenophon's Education of Cyrus.
Magazine article from: American Political Science Review; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Recent scholarship has reestablished Xenophon as a theorist of considerable importance and...work have been published: The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods, by Bodil Due; Xenophon's Imperial Fiction, by James Tatum; Xenophon...
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`Xenophon's March Into the Lair of the Persian Lion' by John Prevas; Da Capo Press.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...called ``Anabasis'' by an ancient Athenian named Xenophon. Not only did Xenophon write in a direct, simple style comprehensible...assemblies. As their new top general they chose Xenophon, one of the few Athenians among them. Unlike...
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`Xenophon's March Into the Lair of the Persian Lion' by John Prevas; Da Capo Press ($27.50).
Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 1/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...called ``Anabasis'' by an ancient Athenian named Xenophon. Not only did Xenophon write in a direct, simple style comprehensible...assemblies. As their new top general they chose Xenophon, one of the few Athenians among them. Unlike...
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Xenophon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Xenophon The Greek historian, essayist, and military expert Xenophon (ca. 430-ca. 355 B.C.) was the most popular...The son of Gryllus of the Athenian deme of Erchia Xenophon was of aristocratic background and means. He studied...
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Hippias of Elis
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...comes from a dialogue between Socrates ad Hippias recorded by Xenophon 11 and from the two Platonic dialogues that bear hsi name...who cannot stand up to the remorseless logic of Socrates. xenophon ’ s portrait is not so ruthless, but there also...
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Kelly, Gene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...1951 An American in Paris (Minnelli) (as Jerry Mulligan) 1952 It's a Big Country (Thorpe and others) (as Icarus Xenophon); The Devil Makes Three (Marton) (as Capt. Jeff Eliot) 1954 Crest of the Wave (Seagulls over Sorrento ) (John and...
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Autobiography
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...the modern sense began as a form of confession (Saint Augustine), even though there are memoirs in classical literature (Xenophon's Anabasis , Julius Caesar's Gallic wars ). Such introspective works can be considered attempts at self-analysis before...
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Armenians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Armenia today. History and Cultural Relations The first known textual reference to the Armenians is by the Greek historian Xenophon, dated approximately 400 b.c. From this time on Armenians were a noted cultural presence in the Mediterranean world. Centered...
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