"Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself…
Part 1. Xenophon and his literary project -- The Lacedaimoniôn politeia: theories, problems and assumptions -- Part II. Reading Lacedaimoniôn politeia 1-4 -- Reading Lacedaimoniôn Politeia 5-10 -- Reading Lacedaimoniôn Politeia 11-15 -- Part III. The place of the Lacedaimoniôn P…
Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself …
"Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself…
"Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself…
The Athenian Constitution
by Rhodes, P. J., (Peter John), Aristotle
fromPenguin classics
An exploration of the connection between Bentham and Byron forged by the Greek struggle for independence, this study provides a new assessment of British philhellenism and examines the relationship between Bentham's theory of constitutional government and the emerging liberalism…
This book explores the connection between Bentham and Byron forged by the Greek struggle for independence. It focuses on the activities of the London Greek Committee, supposedly founded by disciples of Jeremy Bentham, which mounted the expedition on which Lord Byron ultimately m…
This book explores the connection between Bentham and Byron forged by the Greek struggle for independence. It focuses on the activities of the London Greek Committee, supposedly founded by disciples of Jeremy Bentham, which mounted the expedition on which Lord Byron ultimately m…