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Xenophon
[ zen-uh-fuhn, -fon ]
noun
- 434?–355? b.c., Greek historian and essayist.
Xenophon
/ ˈzɛnəfən /
noun
- Xenophon431 bc?355 bcMGreekMILITARY: generalHISTORY: historian 431–?355 bc , Greek general and historian; a disciple of Socrates. He accompanied Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II and, after Cyrus' death at Cunaxa (401), he led his army of 10 000 Greek soldiers to the Black Sea, an expedition described in his Anabasis. His other works include Hellenica, a history of Greece, and the Memorabilia, Apology, and Symposium, which contain recollections of Socrates
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Other Words From
- Xen·o·phon·ti·an [zen-, uh, -, fon, -tee-, uh, n], Xen·o·phon·tine [zen-, uh, -, fon, -tahyn, ‑tin], adjective
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Example Sentences
In fact, Xenophon made it clear how purely physical relationships between males could be officially banned from the state, especially in accordance with the social norms of Classical Athens.
One of the important mentions of this item comes from Xenophon himself, who recommended the Boeotian helmet for the head protection of cavalrymen.
But even in the heat of the campaign Scattergood found time to drive out to Xenophon Banks's.
Xenophon is the last of the trio of the Greek historians whose writings are classic and inimitable.
Xenophon wrote a variety of treatises and dialogues, but his "Memorabilia" of Socrates is the most valuable.
All antiquity and all modern writers unite in ascribing to Xenophon great merit as a writer and great moral elevation as a man.
To these everyone was welcome, and according to the testimony of Xenophon, none departed from them without becoming a better man.
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