Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus
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The Cyropaedia (or Cyropedia) is a partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great, written in the early 4th century BC by the Athenian gentleman-soldier, and student of Socrates, Xenophon of Athens. The title Cyropaedia derives from Greek, meaning "The Education of Cyrus". Aspects of it would become a model for medieval writers of the genre known as mirrors for princes. In turn it was a strong influence upon the most well-known but atypical of these, Machiavelli's The Prince, which was an important influence in the rejection of medieval political thinking, and the development of modern politics. However, unlike most "mirrors of princes", and like The Prince, whether or not the Cyropaedia was really intended to describe an ideal ruler is a subject of debate. - Summary by Wikipedia (11 hr 26 min)
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Book I - Chapter 1 | 6:43 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Book I - Chapter 2 | 14:34 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
Book I - Chapter 3 | 15:13 | Gelesen von John Ottens |
Book I - Chapter 4 | 27:38 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book I - Chapter 5 | 11:06 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book I - Chapter 6 | 39:12 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book II - Chapter 1 | 16:40 | Gelesen von Peter Gardner |
Book II - Chapter 2 | 19:40 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book II - Chapter 3 | 13:36 | Gelesen von Lucy Perry |
Book II - Chapter 4 | 13:43 | Gelesen von Omar H. Eldahan |
Book III - Chapter 1 | 25:12 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book III - Chapter 2 | 13:55 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book III - Chapter 3 | 29:07 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book IV - Chapter 1 | 14:48 | Gelesen von John Martin |
Book IV - Chapter 2 | 26:38 | Gelesen von John Martin |
Book IV - Chapter 3 | 13:25 | Gelesen von John Martin |
Book IV - Chapter 4 | 4:36 | Gelesen von Lucy Perry |
Book IV - Chapter 5 | 22:19 | Gelesen von Anna Simon |
Book IV - Chapter 6 | 7:32 | Gelesen von Anna Simon |
Book V - Chapter 1 | 12:47 | Gelesen von Rosie Roberts |
Book V - Chapter 2 | 14:45 | Gelesen von Rosie Roberts |
Book V - Chapter 3 | 19:47 | Gelesen von Rosie Roberts |
Book V - Chapter 4 | 19:48 | Gelesen von Rosie Roberts |
Book V - Chapter 5 | 19:12 | Gelesen von Rosie Roberts |
Book VI - Chapter 1 | 22:54 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book VI - Chapter 2 | 18:23 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book VI - Chapter 3 | 14:41 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book VI - Chapter 4 | 7:20 | Gelesen von Kane Mercer |
Book VII - Chapter 1 | 17:02 | Gelesen von Emory |
Book VII - Chapter 2 | 8:44 | Gelesen von Emory |
Book VII - Chapter 4 | 5:04 | Gelesen von Emory |
Book VII - Chapter 3 | 5:42 | Gelesen von Emory |
Book VII - Chapter 5 | 25:17 | Gelesen von Emory |
Book VIII - Chapter 1 | 25:52 | Gelesen von Mark Chulsky |
Book VIII - Chapter 2 | 18:44 | Gelesen von Mark Chulsky |
Book VIII - Chapter 3 | 25:59 | Gelesen von Mark Chulsky |
Book VIII - Chapter 4 | 18:13 | Gelesen von Mark Chulsky |
Book VIII - Chapter 5 | 13:09 | Gelesen von Mark Chulsky |
Book VIII - Chapter 6 | 12:58 | Gelesen von Mark Chulsky |
Book VIII - Chapter 7 | 13:25 | Gelesen von J. McDougall |
Book VII - Epilog | 10:50 | Gelesen von J. McDougall |