Xenophon's Apology

by Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns (Translator)

Overview

Xenophon's APOLOGY describes Socrates' state of mind at his trial and execution, and especially his view that it was better to die before senility set in than to escape execution by humbling himself fore an unjust persecution. Xenophon was away at the time, involved in the events of the march of the ten thousand.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014538848
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	04/24/2012
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	48 KB

About the Author

Xenophon of Athens (c. 430 – 354 BC) was an ancient Greek soldier, historian, philosopher, and biographer. Born to an wealthy family near Athens, Xenophon was a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He journeyed extensively in the Perisan Empire as part of an expedition by Cyrus the Younger to unseat his older brother, the emperor, in 401 B.C. Xenophon wrote extensively on his travels in Persia.