Major Works

• “On the Cyropaedia”

  - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.

• Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

  - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire

  - Hirsch, S. The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire. Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England. 1985.

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta

  - Cartledge, P. Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1987.
  Publisher’s Review: “As one of the two Spartan kings, Agesilaos II presided over Sparta’s greatest imperial expansion and its collapse as a major power. At his accession in 400 BC, Sparta had recently defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War… More

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• Xenophon’s Sparta: An Introduction

  - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon’s Socratic Writings: 1600-present

  - Morrison, D. Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon's Socratic Writings: 1600-present. Pittsburgh: Mathesis Publications. 1988.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• The Character of Xenophon’s Hellenica

  - Gray, V. The Character of Xenophon's Hellenica. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press. 1989.

• Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher

  - Vlastos, G. Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
  Publisher’s Review: “Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest… More

• The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27

  - Tuplin, C. The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27. Stuttgart: F. Steiner, 1993
  Publisher’s Review: “Current views of Xenophon’s account of 404-362 BC under-play the fact that it is a chronological report of politico-military events which should be taken seriously and not seen merely as arbitrary pegs for didactic… More

• “Xenophon’s Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

  - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Anabasis of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. Anabasis of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008.
  From the publisher: One of the foundational works of military history and political philosophy, and an inspiration for Alexander the Great, the Anabasis of Cyrus recounts the epic story of the Ten Thousand, a band of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the… More

• The Education of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. The Education of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
  From the publisher: Xenophon’s masterpiece The Education of Cyrus—a work admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership—is at last available in a new English translation for a new century. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Other Works

• “On the Cyropaedia”

  - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.

• Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

  - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire

  - Hirsch, S. The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire. Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England. 1985.

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta

  - Cartledge, P. Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1987.
  Publisher’s Review: “As one of the two Spartan kings, Agesilaos II presided over Sparta’s greatest imperial expansion and its collapse as a major power. At his accession in 400 BC, Sparta had recently defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War… More

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• Xenophon’s Sparta: An Introduction

  - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon’s Socratic Writings: 1600-present

  - Morrison, D. Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon's Socratic Writings: 1600-present. Pittsburgh: Mathesis Publications. 1988.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• The Character of Xenophon’s Hellenica

  - Gray, V. The Character of Xenophon's Hellenica. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press. 1989.

• Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher

  - Vlastos, G. Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
  Publisher’s Review: “Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest… More

• The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27

  - Tuplin, C. The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27. Stuttgart: F. Steiner, 1993
  Publisher’s Review: “Current views of Xenophon’s account of 404-362 BC under-play the fact that it is a chronological report of politico-military events which should be taken seriously and not seen merely as arbitrary pegs for didactic… More

• “Xenophon’s Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

  - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Anabasis of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. Anabasis of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008.
  From the publisher: One of the foundational works of military history and political philosophy, and an inspiration for Alexander the Great, the Anabasis of Cyrus recounts the epic story of the Ten Thousand, a band of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the… More

• The Education of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. The Education of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
  From the publisher: Xenophon’s masterpiece The Education of Cyrus—a work admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership—is at last available in a new English translation for a new century. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Commentary

• “On the Cyropaedia”

  - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.

• Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

  - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire

  - Hirsch, S. The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire. Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England. 1985.

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta

  - Cartledge, P. Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1987.
  Publisher’s Review: “As one of the two Spartan kings, Agesilaos II presided over Sparta’s greatest imperial expansion and its collapse as a major power. At his accession in 400 BC, Sparta had recently defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War… More

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• Xenophon’s Sparta: An Introduction

  - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon’s Socratic Writings: 1600-present

  - Morrison, D. Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon's Socratic Writings: 1600-present. Pittsburgh: Mathesis Publications. 1988.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• The Character of Xenophon’s Hellenica

  - Gray, V. The Character of Xenophon's Hellenica. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press. 1989.

• Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher

  - Vlastos, G. Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
  Publisher’s Review: “Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest… More

• The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27

  - Tuplin, C. The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27. Stuttgart: F. Steiner, 1993
  Publisher’s Review: “Current views of Xenophon’s account of 404-362 BC under-play the fact that it is a chronological report of politico-military events which should be taken seriously and not seen merely as arbitrary pegs for didactic… More

• “Xenophon’s Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

  - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Anabasis of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. Anabasis of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008.
  From the publisher: One of the foundational works of military history and political philosophy, and an inspiration for Alexander the Great, the Anabasis of Cyrus recounts the epic story of the Ten Thousand, a band of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the… More

• The Education of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. The Education of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
  From the publisher: Xenophon’s masterpiece The Education of Cyrus—a work admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership—is at last available in a new English translation for a new century. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Multimedia

• “On the Cyropaedia”

  - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.

• Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

  - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire

  - Hirsch, S. The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire. Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England. 1985.

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta

  - Cartledge, P. Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1987.
  Publisher’s Review: “As one of the two Spartan kings, Agesilaos II presided over Sparta’s greatest imperial expansion and its collapse as a major power. At his accession in 400 BC, Sparta had recently defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War… More

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• Xenophon’s Sparta: An Introduction

  - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon’s Socratic Writings: 1600-present

  - Morrison, D. Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon's Socratic Writings: 1600-present. Pittsburgh: Mathesis Publications. 1988.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• The Character of Xenophon’s Hellenica

  - Gray, V. The Character of Xenophon's Hellenica. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press. 1989.

• Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher

  - Vlastos, G. Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
  Publisher’s Review: “Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest… More

• The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27

  - Tuplin, C. The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27. Stuttgart: F. Steiner, 1993
  Publisher’s Review: “Current views of Xenophon’s account of 404-362 BC under-play the fact that it is a chronological report of politico-military events which should be taken seriously and not seen merely as arbitrary pegs for didactic… More

• “Xenophon’s Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

  - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Anabasis of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. Anabasis of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008.
  From the publisher: One of the foundational works of military history and political philosophy, and an inspiration for Alexander the Great, the Anabasis of Cyrus recounts the epic story of the Ten Thousand, a band of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the… More

• The Education of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. The Education of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
  From the publisher: Xenophon’s masterpiece The Education of Cyrus—a work admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership—is at last available in a new English translation for a new century. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Teaching

• “On the Cyropaedia”

  - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.

• Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

  - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire

  - Hirsch, S. The Friendship of the Barbarians: Xenophon and the Persian Empire. Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England. 1985.

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta

  - Cartledge, P. Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1987.
  Publisher’s Review: “As one of the two Spartan kings, Agesilaos II presided over Sparta’s greatest imperial expansion and its collapse as a major power. At his accession in 400 BC, Sparta had recently defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War… More

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• Xenophon’s Sparta: An Introduction

  - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon’s Socratic Writings: 1600-present

  - Morrison, D. Bibliography of Editions, Translations and Commentary on Xenophon's Socratic Writings: 1600-present. Pittsburgh: Mathesis Publications. 1988.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• The Character of Xenophon’s Hellenica

  - Gray, V. The Character of Xenophon's Hellenica. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press. 1989.

• Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher

  - Vlastos, G. Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
  Publisher’s Review: “Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest… More

• The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27

  - Tuplin, C. The Failings of Empire: a Reading of Xenophon. Hellenica 2.3.11-7.5.27. Stuttgart: F. Steiner, 1993
  Publisher’s Review: “Current views of Xenophon’s account of 404-362 BC under-play the fact that it is a chronological report of politico-military events which should be taken seriously and not seen merely as arbitrary pegs for didactic… More

• “Xenophon’s Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

  - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Anabasis of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. Anabasis of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008.
  From the publisher: One of the foundational works of military history and political philosophy, and an inspiration for Alexander the Great, the Anabasis of Cyrus recounts the epic story of the Ten Thousand, a band of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the… More

• The Education of Cyrus

  - Xenophon. The Education of Cyrus. Translated and edited by Wayne Ambler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
  From the publisher: Xenophon’s masterpiece The Education of Cyrus—a work admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership—is at last available in a new English translation for a new century. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More