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Xenophon's Symposium is a classic work of ancient Greek literature that explores the nature of love, friendship, and the role of women in society. The book is a record of a dinner party held by the Athenian general Callias, where a group of friends gather to discuss the topic... Read Full Overview

The Symposium that Xenophon wrote has lived in the shadow of the more famous one by Plato, so much so that it has not received a full commentary in English for well over a hundred years. Yet it is a work as useful for its Greek as it is precious for its content. Socrates... Read Full Overview

Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 - 354 B.C.) Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher, living at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history, writing about the philosophy of Socrates, the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and the Persian expedition that... Read Full Overview

Xenophon's Symposium is a philosophical work that explores the nature of love and friendship through a series of dialogues between various characters. The book is set at a dinner party, or symposium, hosted by the famous Athenian general Callias. The guests include Socrates,... Read Full Overview

Xenophon: Das Gastmahl Symposion. Hier in der bersetzung von Christoph Martin Wieland, S mmtliche Werke, Band 60 / bersetzungen Band 15, Wien, 1813. Vollst ndige Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter... Read Full Overview

Aux grandes Panath n es, il y eut une course de chevaux. Callias, fils d'Hipponicus, pris du jeune Autolycus, qui venait de remporter le prix du pancrace, le conduisit ce spectacle. La course finie, Callias, ayant avec lui Autolycus et son p re, retournait sa maison du Pir... Read Full Overview

Il Simposio ����� un'opera scritta da Senofonte nel 4����� secolo a.C. che racconta una cena in cui i partecipanti discutono di vari argomenti, tra cui l'amore, la bellezza e la virt�����... Read Full Overview

Diese Hardcover-Ausgabe ist Teil der TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit TREDITION CLASSICS... Read Full Overview

The Symposium is a philosophical dialogue written by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon. It is a discussion between a group of men who have gathered to celebrate the victory of one of their friends in a horse race. The conversation turns to the topic of love, and each man takes... Read Full Overview

Xenophon's Symposium is a classic work of ancient Greek literature that explores the theme of love and friendship through a series of speeches delivered by various characters at a dinner party. The book is a dialogue between Socrates and his companions, who discuss the nature... Read Full Overview

For myself, I hold to the opinion that not alone are the serious transactions of "good and noble men" most memorable, but that words and deeds distinctive of their lighter moods may claim some record. In proof of which contention, I will here describe a set of incidents within... Read Full Overview