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The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians

Xenophon

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 60 pages

Two essays by Xenophon examining the constitutions of Athens and Sparta. The first considers Athenian democracy, the second the laws of Lycurgus that shaped Spartan life from childhood. A valuable look at ancient Greek political thought.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE POLITY OF THE ATHENIANS AND THE LACEDAEMONIANS
  2. Translation by H. G. Dakyns
  3. Contents
  4. THE POLITY OF THE ATHENIANS
  5. THE POLITY OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS
  6. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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