色诺芬作品集·希厄洛(英文)_色诺芬.pdfVIP

色诺芬作品集·希厄洛 ［古希腊］色诺芬 著 辽宁电子图书有限责任公司 色诺芬作品集·希厄洛 ［古希腊］色诺芬 著 * 辽宁电子图书有限责任公司 责任编辑：郝刚 ※ 印张 12 千字 2002年 12月第 1 版 2002年 12 月第 1 次 印刷 印数 :__ ISBN L-YY-0189/D58 定价 2元 Hiero by Xenophon Translation by H. G. Dakyns 1 Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C. The Hiero is an imaginary dialogue, c. 474 B.C., between Simonides of Ceos, the poet; and Hieron, of Syracuse and Gela, the despot. 2 HIERO, or THE TYRANT A Discourse on Despotic Rule I Once upon a time Simonides the poet paid a visit to Hiero the tyrant,[1] and when both obtained the liesure requisite, Simonides began this conversation: [1] Or, came to the court of the despotic monarch Hiero. For the dramatis personae see Dr. Holdens Introduction to the Hieron of Xenophon. Would you be pleased to give me information, Hiero, upon certain matters, as to which it is likely you have greater knowledge than myself?[2] [2] Or, would you oblige me by explaining certain matters, as to which your knowledge naturally transcends my own? And pray, what sort of things may those be (answered Hiero), of which I can have greater knowledge than yourself, who are so wise a man? 3 I kno