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Xenophon: History of My Times (Penguin Classics)

Xenophon: History of My Times (Penguin Classics)

by Xenophon (Author), George Cawkwell (Introduction), Xenophon (Author), George Cawkwell (Introduction), Rex Warner (Translator)

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    Paperback 1979

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Synopsis

Xenophon's History recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Continuing the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this is a fascinating chronicle of the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. An Athenian by birth, Xenophon became a firm supporter of the Spartan cause, and fought against the Athenians in the battle of Coronea. Combining history and memoir, this is a brilliant account of the triumphs and failures of city-states, and a portrait of Greece at a time of crisis.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: Revised ed.
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 22 Feb 1979
ISBN 10: 0140441751
ISBN 13: 9780140441758

Author Bio
Xenophon was an Athenian gentleman born in the early 420s BC. He was a fine officer and leader for Athens, but his support of Socrates led to his banishment. He lived under the protection of Sparta on an estate near Olympia, where he began to write his histories and memoirs. Rex Warner was a Professor at the University of Connecticut. He taught in Egypt and England and was Director of the British Institute in Athens. He died in 1986. George Cawkwell is a Fellow Emeritus of University College, Oxford. He has specialised in the history of Greece from the sixth to the fourth century BC.