Agesilaus (Xenophon)

Agesilaus (/əˌdʒɛsəˈleɪəs/; Greek: Ἀγησίλαος) is a minor work by Xenophon.

The text summarizes the life of King Agesilaus II (c. 440 BC – c. 360 BC) of Sparta, whom Xenophon respected greatly, considering him as an unsurpassed example of all the civil and military virtues. The king's life is narrated in chronological order, making Agesilaus one of the first examples of biographical writings.

Certain parts of the work are borrowed from Hellenica, with only minor changes of the language.^[1]

Notes

↑ Marchant E.C, Xenophon - Scripta Minora, XIX

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Agesilaus

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Works by Xenophon

Historical and biographical works	Anabasis Cyropaedia Hellenica Agesilaus

Socratic works and dialogues	Memorabilia Oeconomicus Symposium Apology Hiero

Short treatises	On Horsemanship Hipparchicus Cynegeticus Ways and Means

Related	Constitution of the Athenians

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