{"product_id":"xenophon-oeconomicus","title":"Memorabilia, Oeconomicus... (Xenophon - Loeb 168)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Xenophon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780674996953\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Loeb Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull title\u003c\/strong\u003e: Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Apology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BC), a member of a wealthy but politically quietist Athenian family and an admirer of Socrates, left Athens in 401 BC to serve as a mercenary commander for Cyrus the Younger of Persia, then joined the staff of King Agesilaus II of Sparta before settling in Elis and, in the aftermath of the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, retiring to Corinth. His historical and biographical works, Socratic dialogues and reminiscences, and short treatises on hunting, horsemanship, economics, and the Spartan constitution are richly informative about his own life and times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume collects Xenophon’s portrayals of his associate, Socrates. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMemorabilia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMemoirs of Socrates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOeconomicus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon’s eyes. Here, as in the accompanying \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSymposium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we also obtain insight on life in Athens. The volume concludes with Xenophon’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eApology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an interesting complement to Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense at his trial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loeb","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43270109954272,"sku":"Books:9780674996953n","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/614HWWxsNFL._SY522.jpg?v=1768675591","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/xenophon-oeconomicus","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}