Xenophon of Athens was a pupil of Socrates and a philosopher in his own right. He wrote two of the texts included in this volume, the Hiero (On Tyranny) and the

Examines how Xenophon instructs his elite readers concerning the values and skills needed to lead the Athenian democracy.

Greek text with connecting commentary. Text includes introduction, notes, vocabulary, maps and illustrations.

This collection contains: Aristotle's The Constitution of Athens Xenophon's The Politeia of the Spartans The Constitution of the Athenians ascribed to Xenophon