Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises
PAYBACK Punkte
10 °P sammeln!
A look at leadership from a celebrated student of Socrates One of Socrates' disciples in his youth, Xenophon fought as a mercenary in Persia, traveled widely, and later wrote a broad range of works on history, politics, and philosophy. These six treatises offer his remarkable insights into the nature of leadership, the burdens of absolute power, the legendary King of Sparta, the skills of the hunter, and more. * Back in print with new material: an updated section on further reading, new chronology, and maps
In the dialogue between the poet Simonides and Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, the author provides a consummate consideration of the burdens of being an absolute dictator and the superior happiness of the private man.
