Cyropaedia: The Education Of Cyrus - 9781544705491

The Cyropaedia is Xenophon's partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great. Aspects of it would become a model for medieval writers of the genre known as mirrors for princes. In turn it was a strong influence upon the most well-known but atypical of these, Machiavelli's The Prince, which was an important influence in the rejection of medieval political thinking, and the development of modern politics. However, unlike most "mirrors of princes," and like The Prince, whether or not the Cyropaedia was really intended to describe an ideal ruler is a subject of debate. Translated by H. G. Dakyns, 1897. Revised by Revised by F. M. Stawell.

Author: Xenophon

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Mar 15, 2017

Number of Pages: 246 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1544705492

ISBN-13: 9781544705491