Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
23.09.2026
Herausgeber
The Lyceum PressVerlag
Independently PublishedSeitenzahl
72
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,4 cm
Gewicht
111 g
Übersetzt von
The Lyceum Press
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798176585933
What does power give a ruler-and what does it take away? How can a city prosper without making war on its neighbors?
In Hiero and Ways and Means, Xenophon approaches these questions through two sharply different works: a dialogue about the private costs of tyranny and a practical proposal for the prosperity of Athens.
Hiero begins with a conversation between the poet Simonides and the ruler of Syracuse. Simonides imagines that a tyrant must enjoy more pleasure, wealth, and honor than an ordinary citizen. Hiero answers with an account of fear, isolation, and distrust. Food loses its savor; affection becomes suspect; praise may conceal hatred. The discussion turns on a distinction that reaches far beyond ancient government: obedience can be compelled, but goodwill must be earned. Simonides then asks whether a ruler might find greater security and satisfaction by helping others flourish.
Ways and Means moves from the ruler's household to the resources of a city. Xenophon considers how Athens might support its citizens through trade, improved treatment of resident foreigners, investment in its silver mines, and peace. His proposals combine close attention to incentives with confidence in the city's natural advantages. They also expose the inequalities of the society he knew, including its dependence on enslaved labor.
Read together, these works offer a compact exploration of leadership, ambition, wealth, and public welfare. Their arguments remain provocative because Xenophon makes the relationship between private advantage and shared prosperity a question to be examined.
This edition presents a new English translation of both complete works, accompanied by an introduction, explanatory notes, selected textual notes, and a guide to the Greek editions used. Traditional chapter and section numbers are retained for reference. Gaps and uncertain passages in the Greek are marked rather than silently smoothed away.
Written more than two thousand years ago, Hiero and Ways and Means invite readers to consider what makes authority secure, what gives honor value, and what prosperity asks of those who govern.
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