Death & Dying
Book VII, 97: On Xenophon
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Xenophon not only went up country to the Persians for Cyrus’ sake, but seeking a way up to the house of Zeus. For after showing that the affairs of Greece belonged to his education, he recorded how beautiful was the wisdom of Socrates.’
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 97: On Xenophon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/8/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 97: On Xenophon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/8/.
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