The Symposium or The Banquet - Xenophon

The Symposium or The Banquet

By Xenophon

  • Release Date: 2011-04-01
  • Genre: Philosophy

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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 Symposium records the discussion of Socrates and company at a dinner given by Callias for the youth Autolycus

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