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Xenophon 12/11/25(Thu)20:35:31 No.24943234

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Xenophon Anonymous 12/11/25(Thu)20:35:31 No.24943234 Archived

Why is he so overlooked?

Anonymous
12/11/25(Thu)20:40:07 No.24943246

Anonymous 12/11/25(Thu)20:40:07 No.24943246

>>24943234
Less exciting than Herodotus, less accurate than Thucydides, and certainly not as wise as his teacher.

Anonymous
12/11/25(Thu)20:48:04 No.24943262

Anonymous 12/11/25(Thu)20:48:04 No.24943262

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>>24943234
Nobody has horses

Anonymous
12/11/25(Thu)21:14:24 No.24943325

Anonymous 12/11/25(Thu)21:14:24 No.24943325

>>24943234
Idk Anabasis is great

Anonymous
12/11/25(Thu)21:20:37 No.24943341

Anonymous 12/11/25(Thu)21:20:37 No.24943341

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Anonymous
12/11/25(Thu)21:58:29 No.24943393

Anonymous 12/11/25(Thu)21:58:29 No.24943393

>>24943234
Late 19th/early 20th century German scholars. Downgraded to just being an introduction to Greek after the application of Biblical source criticism to Plato and deciding Xenophon's just a simpleton like the "early" Plato.

Anonymous
12/12/25(Fri)00:23:44 No.24943603

Anonymous 12/12/25(Fri)00:23:44 No.24943603

>>24943234
He just sucks at writing simple as. Don’t argue with me unless you’ve read some of his work in the original

Anonymous
12/12/25(Fri)00:25:23 No.24943605

Anonymous 12/12/25(Fri)00:25:23 No.24943605

>>24943603
That's why everyone loves him, he is the Caesar of Ancient Greek. Both generals, which is funny.

Anonymous
12/12/25(Fri)10:29:24 No.24944302

Anonymous 12/12/25(Fri)10:29:24 No.24944302

>>24943234
https://xenophonissad.tumblr.com/