ISBN: 978-0198823513 Oxford University Press (2023) - £8.99
Anthony Verity's latest translation for Oxford University Press collects Xenophon's , also known as , and into a single volume, with an introduction from Dr Emily Baragwanath. The corpus of Xenophon's writings is far greater than those of many other ancient authors, and there are multiple ways in which one could collect them into different groups. For example, Xenophon's , concerned, easily overlaps with his and as examining different aspects of the lifestyle of the elite. Similarly, the would sit well in a collection of Xenophon's works on Socrates, such as the and . Together, and , while seemingly only loosely connected, provide a useful insight into the lives of elite Athenian citizens, specifically the values of (translated as attentiveness, care, or diligence) and (translated as gentlemanliness), respectively – a helpful glossary at the back of the book includes several important Greek words and their translations.
