Agesilaus [Latin]

By Xenophon

Book Overview

Agesilaus est liber Xenophontis, qui narrat vitam et res gestas Agesilai, Lacedaemoniorum regis. Agesilaus, qui fuit clarus et fortis imperator, pugnavit in multitudine bellorum, inter quae includuntur bellum adversus Persas et bellum adversus Thebanos. In hac historia, Xenophon describit virtutes et vitia Agesilai, et docet leges et mores Lacedaemoniorum. Agesilaus est liber historicus et philosophicus, qui monstrat exemplum virtutis et sapientiae.And for my part I hold it as chief among the magnificent benefits so conferred by him upon his country that, being the most powerful member of the state, he made no secret of his absolute submission to the laws, 3] since what lesser man, seeing the king's obedience, would take 4] on himself to disobey?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 1162651792
• ISBN13: 9781162651798
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"