ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND HIS TIMES
Xenophon was born in 431 BC and was one of many students of Socrates. He was then exiled from Athens and went to live among the Spartans where he was given land. A fierce warrior and brilliant tactician, his heroism is known today, nearly 2500 years later.
The best part of this story is that Xenophon in fact wrote stories, many of them true. One in particular, Anabasis, is an amazing tale of the march he made in 400 BC to come to the aid of Cyrus of Persia. In fact this book was used by Alexander the Great as a field guide to help him navigate the Persian region. The most amazing part about reading authors like Xenophon is how exciting and relevant these stories are even today.
If you are like me and used a classical and literature-based education philosophy to educate your children, you undoubtedly taught them of the exploits and heroism of Xenophon. Most everyone uses secondary sources and historical fiction to teach children about this time period in Greek history.
Have you ever thought of breaking out a translation of Xenophon’s own account of his exploits? I spent many years using compilations of history written by modern authors to teach my kids until I realized that the best way to understand someone is to read the words they wrote.
Xenophon is no exception. These words of his come down through the ages and open a world for you and your children to understand both the events and the man. And they are available free on Project Gutenberg and a good, reliable description of his life can be found on Infogalactic.
How much better could education get than that?
WHAT XENOPHON WROTE
- Anabasis
- Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus
- Oeconomicus
- On Horsemanship
- The Apology
- Hellenica
- The Memorabilia
- The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates
- Hiero
- The Symposium
- The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians
- Agesilaus
- The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportman’s Manual
- On Revenues
- Hipparchikos
Before we get to the link party, I wanted to share with you a few other books that your children will love reading this summer. And if you have that struggling reader that many of us do, I have written about strategies you can use to help.
AND NOW, THE LINK PARTY!
FIRST, MY WONDERFUL CO-HOSTS:
AMANDA HOPKINS AT HOPKINS HOMESCHOOL
CHRISTINE HOWARD AT LIFE’S SPECIAL NECESSITIES
DAWN PELUSO AT SCHOOLIN’ SWAG
JENNIFER KING AT A PEACE OF MIND
KIMBERLEY LINKLETTER AT VINTAGE BLUE SUITCASE
KRISTEN HEIDER AT A MOM’S QUEST TO TEACH
LORI HOOTEN AT AT HOME: WHERE LIFE HAPPENS
WENDY ROSS AT LIFE ON CHICKADEE LANE
YVONNE BILLIAN AT THE LIFE WE BUILD
NOW, THE RULES (DON’T WORRY, THEY ARE REALLY SIMPLE):
- Write a blog post and then hop over to the linkup and add your post!
- Grab a blog button for your post.
Blogging Through The Alphabet Link Party
Instructions: Select all code above, copy it and paste it inside your blog post as HTML
3. Take some time to read the other great posts if you have the time and spread some encouragement and appreciation with a comment or two!
Together we can help each other increase our traffic, read some interesting tips and ideas, and spread some good cheer that will help us start off our weekend!