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Hiero the Tyrant: And Other Treatises
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Penguin USA
Publication date July 1, 1998
Pages 248
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780140446821
ISBN-10 0140446826
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight 0.45 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $13.95
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: The essays featured here acquaint us with a man of penetrating practical intelligence and deep moral commitment. Xenophon wrote a gripping account of Cyrus the Younger's campaign to seize the Persian throne in 401 B.C., as well as many other works of history, politics, and philosophy. This volume includes the dialogue between the poet Simonides and his employer -- Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse -- a classic study of absolute power; Xenophon's pioneering biography of King Agesilaus II of Sparta; considerations of the essential qualities of the cavalry commander; an analysis of the horseman's and the hunter's skills; and a bold economic program for democratic Athens. Together these writings present informed, learned insights into the nature and purposes of leadership.

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from Penguin Classics (August 29, 2006); titled "Hiero the Tyrant And Other Treatises"
9780140455250 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Offers the author's - wrote a range of works on history, politics and philosophy - informed insights into the nature of leadership.
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from Penguin USA (July 1, 1998)
9780140446821 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $13.95
About: The essays featured here acquaint us with a man of penetrating practical intelligence and deep moral commitment.

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