7 edition of Hiero the tyrant and other treatises found in the catalog.
Published
1997
by Penguin Books in London, England, New York, N.Y., U.S.A
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Xenophon ; translated by Robin Waterfield ; with introductions and notes by Paul Cartledge. |
| Series | Penguin classics |
| Contributions | Waterfield, Robin, 1952-, Cartledge, Paul. |
| Classifications | |
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| LC Classifications | DF231.35 .X46 1997 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xxxi, 248 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 248 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL453929M |
| ISBN 10 | 0140446826 |
| LC Control Number | 98169302 |
This is a heavily annotated rendition of Xenophon's imaginary dialog between the poet Symonides of Ceos and the Syracusan tyrant Hiero about the relative merits of being a tyrant and being a free citizen. Hiero carries most of the text, pointing out how things aren't as they might seem, autocrats having a difficult time of it/5. Hieron I (Greek: Ἱέρων Α΄; usually Latinized Hiero) was the son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily from to BC. In succeeding Gelon, he conspired against a third brother, Polyzelos. Life. During his reign, he greatly increased the power of Syracuse. He removed the inhabitants of Naxos and Catania to Leontini, peopled Catania .
Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises by Xenophon Penguin Group | | ISBN: | EPUB | MB. One of Socrates' Athenian disciples in his youth, Xenophon (c. bc) fought as a mercenary commander in Cyrus the Younger's campaign to seize the Persian throne, and later wrote a wide range of works on history, politics and philosophy. In the dialogue between the poet Simonides and Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, the author provides a consummate consideration of the burdens of being an absolute dictator and the superior happiness of the private man.
Etymology. The English noun tyrant appears in Middle English use, via Old French, from the word derives from Latin tyrannus, meaning "illegitimate ruler", and this in turn from the Greek τύραννος tyrannos "monarch, ruler of a polis"; tyrannos in its turn has a Pre-Greek origin, perhaps from Lydian. The final -t arises in Old French by association with the present . Hiero (Greek, Hieron). In Syracuse: Hiero I the Elder. Born in Gela, date unknown; died B.C. in Aetna. Ruler of the city of Gela ( B.C.); tyrant of the state of Syracuse (); first to bear the title of archon. Having routed the Etruscan fleet in near Cumae, Hiero I the Elder subdued the cities of southern Italy, including Messana.
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bc) fought as a mercenary commander in Cyrus the Brand: Penguin Books Ltd. Hiero (Greek: Ἱέρων, Hiéron) is a minor work by Xenophon, set as a dialogue between Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, and the lyric poet Simonides about BC.
The dialogue is a response to the assumption that a tyrant's life is more pleasant than a commoner. Having lived as both Hiero breaks down this misconception, arguing that a tyrant does not have any more access to Falsely attributed to Xenophon: Constitution of the.
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