Dodany: Feb 9, 2012

Od: glitchiker1

Czas: 1:17

An Anonymous rehash: This book was required reading in US schools by the founding fathers of the United States at the countries formation. It has been swept underneath the carpet by the hijacking of the American educational system. For more on what happened to the American educational system do a search for John Taylor Gatto, or Charlotte Iserbyt. Enjoy... The institutions of Cyrus the Great by Xenophon. Book 3, Part 6: Xenophon was born in Athens about 431 B. C. and was a student of Socrates. He was hired as a mercenary by Cyrus, the younger brother of the Persian king, Artaxerxes, against whom he rebelled. When the rebellion failed at the battle of Cunaxa, Xenophon led the famous retreat of the Ten Thousand, all the Greek mercenaries who were trapped in Mesopotamia. On his return to Greece, he worked as a mercenary for the Spartans in their wars in Asia Minor and in Greece against the Athenians. The Spartans rewarded him with a country estate where he enjoyed the life of the landed gentry. Xenophon lost his estate in a war and settled in Corinth for the remainder of his life. He died sometime after 355 B. C. over 80 years old. Writings on the Persians: His most famous work is Anabasis, the story of the Ten Thousand. It contains a lot of information about Cyrus the Younger, Artaxerxes and the Persian army. He also wrote this book Cyropaedia, about the education and life of Cyrus

Kanał: Education

Tagi: cyropaedia  cyrus the great  xenophon 

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