Cyropaedia

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Cyropaedia is an ancient Greek prose work by Xenophon that presents a partly fictionalized account of the education and rule of Cyrus the Great as a model of ideal leadership and governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek prose work
didactic historical romance
philosophical treatise
author Xenophon
contains military campaigns
partly fictionalized episodes
political advice
speeches
depicts education of Cyrus the Great
rule of Cyrus the Great
genre biographical literature
historical fiction
mirror for princes
political philosophy
hasPart Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
historicalFigurePortrayed Cyrus II of Persia NERFINISHED
influenced Discourses on Livy
Niccolò Machiavelli
Renaissance political thought
The Prince
early modern mirrors for princes
humanist education theory
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
philosophicalTheme art of ruling
education of character
relationship between virtue and power
portrays ideal education of a prince
ideal ruler
setting Achaemenid Empire
ancient Persia
structure eight books
subject education
ethics
governance
kingship
leadership
military command
timeOfSetting 6th century BC
tradition Classical Greek literature
writtenBy Xenophon
surface form: Xenophon of Athens

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Xenophon notableWork Cyropaedia
Hipparchicus relatedWork Cyropaedia
Agesilaus relatedWorkByAuthor Cyropaedia