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A History of My Times

Author Xenophon
Introduction by George Cawkwell
Translated by Rex Warner
Notes by George Cawkwell
Paperback
$19.00 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
On sale May 31, 1979 | 432 Pages | 9780140441758
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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.
A History of My TimesIntroduction
Select Bibliography
A Note on the Notes

A History of My Times
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Six
Book Seven

Appendix

Maps:
1. The Aegean
2. Asia Minor
3. Northern Peloponnese and North West Greece
4. Central Greece
5. Area of the Isthmus and the Saronic Gulf
6. Central and Southern Peloponnese
7. Chalcidice

Index

XENOPHON was an Athenian country gentleman born about 430 BC. He may have helped to publish Thucydides’ History, and certainly wrote his own Hellenica as a continuation of it. By his own (probably reliable) account he was a fine officer and outstanding leader, but his admiration for Sparta and devotion to Socrates, among other causes, led to his banishment. He was given an estate at Scillus and settled down to enjoy the life of a landed aristocrat, and it was during this period that he began to write histories, biographies, memoirs and specialist treatises. The defeat of Sparta in 371 forced him to move to Corinth where he probably lived for the rest of his life. View titles by Xenophon

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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.

Table of Contents

A History of My TimesIntroduction
Select Bibliography
A Note on the Notes

A History of My Times
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Six
Book Seven

Appendix

Maps:
1. The Aegean
2. Asia Minor
3. Northern Peloponnese and North West Greece
4. Central Greece
5. Area of the Isthmus and the Saronic Gulf
6. Central and Southern Peloponnese
7. Chalcidice

Index

Author

XENOPHON was an Athenian country gentleman born about 430 BC. He may have helped to publish Thucydides’ History, and certainly wrote his own Hellenica as a continuation of it. By his own (probably reliable) account he was a fine officer and outstanding leader, but his admiration for Sparta and devotion to Socrates, among other causes, led to his banishment. He was given an estate at Scillus and settled down to enjoy the life of a landed aristocrat, and it was during this period that he began to write histories, biographies, memoirs and specialist treatises. The defeat of Sparta in 371 forced him to move to Corinth where he probably lived for the rest of his life. View titles by Xenophon

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