Hipparchicus

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ancient Greek treatise military treatise work by Xenophon

Hipparchicus is an ancient Greek treatise by Xenophon that provides practical guidance on the duties and conduct of a cavalry commander.

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Ἱππαρχικός	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek treatise ⓘ military treatise ⓘ work by Xenophon ⓘ
aimsTo	define ideal qualities of a cavalry commander ⓘ improve efficiency of civic cavalry ⓘ
associatedWith	Athenian cavalry ⓘ
author	Xenophon ⓘ
concerns	effective command of cavalry forces ⓘ ethical behavior of military leaders ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
dateWritten	4th century BCE ⓘ
discusses	battle formations for cavalry ⓘ discipline in cavalry units ⓘ equipment of cavalry ⓘ inspection of horses ⓘ relations between cavalry commander and city authorities ⓘ selection of cavalrymen ⓘ tactics for cavalry operations ⓘ training of cavalry ⓘ
focusesOn	conduct of a cavalry commander ⓘ duties of a cavalry commander ⓘ
genre	military manual ⓘ technical prose ⓘ
hasPart	guidance on religious observances related to cavalry ⓘ practical advice on organizing cavalry ⓘ recommendations on public image of the commander ⓘ
influenced	later military theory on cavalry ⓘ
intendedAudience	Athenian military officials ⓘ cavalry commanders ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Classical Greek literature ⓘ
mainSubject	cavalry command ⓘ military leadership ⓘ
originalLanguage	Ancient Greek ⓘ
philosophicalContext	Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ surface form: Socratic tradition
preservedIn	manuscript tradition of Xenophon’s works ⓘ
relatedWork	Cyropaedia ⓘ Hellenica ⓘ On Horsemanship ⓘ
setIn	context of Athenian polis ⓘ
studiedIn	ancient history ⓘ classics ⓘ military history ⓘ
titleInGreek	Hipparchicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ἱππαρχικός

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Xenophon → notableWork → Hipparchicus ⓘ

On Horsemanship → relatedWork → Hipparchicus ⓘ

Hipparchicus → titleInGreek → Hipparchicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ἱππαρχικός