Year: 1925 (Reprint 1946)
Author: Xenophon
Genre: History
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Series: The Loeb Classical Library
Language: Ancient Greek / English
Format: PDF
Number of Pages: 528

In the book "Small Works" Xenophon enter.
1. "Hiero" (Hiero) - Composing in the form of a dialogue about the negative aspects of autocratic rule.
2. "Agesilaus" - Grateful biography of the Spartan king Agesilaus, written by Xenophon after the death of the king, ie, not earlier than 359 BC. e.
3. "Constitution of the Lacedaemonians" - On the system of laws of Sparta, which, according to Xenophon, is the most perfect. Since it is based on the education of citizens in personal properties, especially appreciated by Xenophon, - unpretentiousness, restraint, courage and ability to obey and command.
4. "About incomes" (Ways and Means) - An essay in which Xenophon very clearly, giving specific facts and arguments, sets out a program to improve the finances of the Athenian state.
5. and 6. "About the Chief of the Cavalry" (Cavalry Commander) and "About Horse Riding" (Art of Horsemanship) - Two essays on military affairs, in them Xenophon deploys the program of the training that should be passed by any rider (knowledge of the breed of horses, their characteristics, their illnesses, nutrition, training and rest) and the head of the detachment (knowledge of the quantity and quality of equestrian feed, construction, topography, the permissible rate of transitions, etc.).
7. "On Hunting" - Here Xenophon with a thorough knowledge of the case gives a guide for the novice hunter: he lists in detail the breeds of dogs, the ways to drag them to different game and sort out different types of hunting at all seasons.

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