Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus
The Cyropaedia is Xenophon's portrait of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian empire, written in the fourth century BC and translated here by Henry Graham Dakyns. In eight books it follows Cyrus from a boyhood at the Median court through his campaigns against Assyria and Babylon to the organization of his empire and his death. The history is loose; the real subject is how an ideal ruler is formed and how he governs, by discipline, generosity, and the art of making men want to obey. Soldiers' speeches, hunting scenes and the story of Panthea and Abradatas give the book the color of a romance. Rulers and educators read it for centuries as a manual of leadership. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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