Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon
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"Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus" by Xenophon is a partly fictional biography written around 370 BC. It chronicles the education and rise of Cyrus the Great, founder of Persia's Achaemenid Empire. Through battles, strategic innovations, and leadership lessons, Xenophon presents an ideal ruler navigating the complexities of building an unprecedented empire. Blending political instruction with narrative storytelling, the work became a foundational text influencing medieval mirrors-for-princes literature and ultimately shaping modern political
thought through its impact on Machiavelli's "The Prince." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Xenophon, 432 BCE-351? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Dakyns, Henry Graham, 1838-1911 |
| Title | Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus |
| Series Title | Everyman's library, [no. 672] |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyropaedia |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C. -- Fiction |
| Subject | Education of princes -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2085 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2630 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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