The Account of Persia and Cyrus's Persian Education in Xenophon'sCyropaedia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6403084 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Whidden (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 539-567 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670507000952 |
| OpenAlex | W2066328974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 13 |
TheCyropaediais a biographical account of what Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, knew in order to rule human beings. This essay focuses on Cyrus's twofold Persian education, which consisted of his conventional and heterodox educations. The former emphasized the rule of law, while the latter stressed the need for absolute rule by a single leader. In order to evaluate Cyrus's revolution, one must grasp the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Persian regime that educated him, especially in light of the impressive but short-lived empire he founded. In the end, theCyropaediaunfolds as a deeply ironic work. Despite Cyrus's prodigious wisdom, the empire he founded was for Xenophon neither unequivocally lasting nor good. In this sense, Xenophon's own knowledge rivals and supercedes that of Cyrus, insofar as Xenophon realized that wisdom is no match for the chaotic world of politics, a sobering and realistic outlook still applicable today
Ancient history · Art · Empire · Epistemology · Literature · Order (exchange · Persian · Political science · Politics · Strengths and weaknesses · Theology · Ancient Near East History · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
Xenophon’s Apology and Memorabilia
Xenophon and Greek Political Thought
Xenophon’s Views on Sparta
Xenophon’s Changing Fortunes in the Modern World
Xenophon’s Place in Fourth-Century Greek Historiography
Xenophon’s Anabasis and Hellenica
Xenophon and his Times
Xenophon’s Authorial Voice
Xenophon’s Oeconomicus
Xenophon on Leadership
Xenophon’s Narrative Style
Xenophon and the Instruction of Princes
Epilogue
Xenophon as a Historian
Xenophon’s Language and Expression
Xenophon and Athens
Xenophon
Xenophon’s Influence in Imperial Greece
Xenophon on Persia
The Character and Function of Speeches in Xenophon
Xenophon and Greek Philosophy
Xenophon’s Cyropaedia
The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon
The Education Cyrus Missed
What the Rulers Want
Xenophon’sCyropaedia
Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition
| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,93 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |