This volume examines the issue of violence in Xenophon’s works, who lived in circumstances of war for many years. All the papers address issues of violence fr

This volume examines the issue of violence in Xenophon’s works, who lived in circumstances of war for many years. All the papers address issues of violence fr

Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable--or not

The advances in Xenophontic studies of the last generation have still not resulted in a definitive literary treatment of the Hellenica 1-2, so Xenophon’s desc

Introduces Xenophon's writings and their importance for Western culture, while explaining the main scholarly controversies.