Xenophon (Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν, Xenophōn; Modern Greek Ξενοφών, Ksenofon; Ξενοφώντας, Ksenofontas; c. 431 – 354 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.
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Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
| Born | c. 431 BC |
| Died | 354 BC |
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![Cover of: [Xenophntos Hellnikn Istorin biblia hepta.] =: Xenophontis Historiae Graecae libri septem](http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/9957739-M.jpg "Cover of: [Xenophntos Hellnikn Istorin biblia hepta.] =: Xenophontis Historiae Graecae libri septem")
Xenophon
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Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
| Born | c. 431 BC |
| Died | 354 BC |
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History, Early works to 1800, Fiction, Biography, Greece, history, to 146 b.c., Greek language, Trials, litigation, Greek literature, Readers, Translations into English, Xenophon, Greek language materials, Histoire, Kings and rulers, Socrates, Ancient History, Ancient Philosophers, Ancient Philosophy, Criticism and interpretation, Cyrus, the younger, approximately 423 b.c.-approximately 401 b.c., Economic conditions, Economics, Expedition of Cyrus,, Greece, Greece Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.Places
Greece, Iran, Athens, Athens (Greece), Canada, History, Irán, Jonia, Middle East, Persia, Rome, Socrates. 0, Sparta (Extinct city), Syracuse (Italy), United States, gu xi laPeople
Socrates, Cyrus King of Persia (d. 529 B.C), Xenophon, Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 B.C), Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (-530 B.C. or 529 B.C), Agesilaus II King of Sparta, Hieron I Tyrant of Syracuse (d. 467 or 466 B.C), Alpheus Crosby, Clarence Willard Gleason (1866-), Cyprus The Younger (d. 401 B.C), Cyrus, Cyrus King of Persia (-529 B.C), Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (d.B. C. 529), Cyrus the Younger, Cyrus the Younger (approximately 423 B.C.-401 B.C), Cyrus the Younger (d. B.C. 401), Cyrus the great, king of Persia, Henry Graham Dakyns, Simonides (ca. 556-467 B.C)Time
To 640, Expedition of Cyrus, 401 B.C., Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C., Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C., To 640 A.D., 1827 (pg.4), 399 BCE, Ancient to 640 A. D., Ancient to 640 A.D., Ancient to A.D. 640, Classical Greece, Expedition of Cyprus, 401 B.C., Expedition to Cyrus, 401 B.C., Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C., To 146 B.C., published 1850ID Numbers
- OLID: OL54128A
- ISNI: 0000000123212506
- VIAF: 89597697
- Wikidata: Q129772
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q129772
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Alternative names
- Xenophon of Athens
- Xénophon
- Jenofonte
- Ξενοφῶν
- Xenophōn
- Ξενοφών
- Ksenofon
- Ξενοφώντας
- Ksenofontas
- Xenofon
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| September 8, 2019 | Edited by Camillo Pellizzari | Edited without comment. |
| September 8, 2019 | Edited by Camillo Pellizzari | merge authors |
| March 26, 2018 | Edited by Tom Morris | Add greek names |
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