Jan 2, 2010
Little is known about Xenophon’s (ZEHN-uh-fuhn) early life, except that he was a member of Socrates’ circle. In 401 b.c.e., he joined a revolt against the Persian king and led the Greek forces home afterward. He then served with the Spartan king Agesilaus II against the Persians in Asia Minor. Banished from Athens, Xenophon returned to Sparta with Agesilaus, who rewarded him for his service with a large estate at Scillus in the Peloponnese, where he remained until the Spartan defeat at Leuctra in 371 b.c.e. He spent the rest of his life at Corinth.
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