Hiero (Xenophon) - Wikipedia
WEBHiero (Greek: Ἱέρων, Hiéron) is a minor work by Xenophon, set as a dialogue between Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, and the lyric poet Simonides about 474 BC. The dialogue is a response to the assumption that a …
Xenophon, Hiero, chapter 1, section 1 - Perseus Digital Library
WEBWhen both found time to spare, Simonides said: “Hiero, will you please explain something to me that you probably know better than I?” “And pray what is it,” said Hiero, “that I can know better than one so wise as yourself?”
Xenophon, Hiero, chapter 1, section 1 - Perseus Digital Library
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Hiero, by Xenophon - Project Gutenberg
WEBThe Hiero is an imaginary dialogue, c. 474 B.C., between Simonides of Ceos, the poet; and Hieron, of Syracuse and Gela, the despot. HIERO, or "THE TYRANT" A Discourse on Despotic Rule
Xenophon, Hiero, chapter 1 - Perseus Digital Library
WEB1. Simonides, the poet, once paid a visit to Hiero, the despot. When both found time to spare, Simonides said: “Hiero, will you please explain something to me that you probably know better than I?”. “And pray what is it,” said Hiero, “that I can know better than one so wise as yourself?”.
The Internet Classics Archive | Hiero by Xenophon
WEBHiero. By Xenophon. This work is only provided via the Perseus Project at Tufts University. You may begin reading the English translation as well as the Greek version and a Greek version with morphological links.
Xenophon's Hiero and the Meeting of the Wise Man and Tyrant …
WEBFeb 11, 2009 · The Hiero is an account in Socratic conversational form of a meeting between Simonides the poet and Hiero the tyrant of Syracuse; it was written by Xenophon of Athens in the fourth century b.c., but is set in the fifth, when the historical Simonides and Hiero lived and met.
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WEBHiero by Xenophon translated by Henry Graham Dakyns. Project Gutenberg Release #1175 Select author names above for additional information and titles
Hiero by Xenophon - Project Gutenberg
WEBJan 1, 1998 · Hiero by Xenophon. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society. In Browsing: History - …
WEBXenophon the Literary Critic: The Poetics and Politics of Praise in Hiero. Laura Chason Takakjy. THIS PAPER argues that Xenophon’s Hiero offers a nega-tive critique of the epinician genre that flourished in the fifth century.