Memorabilia

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by  Bonnette, Amy L;Bruell, Christopher;Socrates;Xenophon

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Memorabilia
Translaatnedd
Annotatbeyd
AMY 1.B ONNETTE
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
Christopher Bruell
CORNELL UNIVERSITYP RESS
ITHACA AND LONDON
Copyr<0i g1h9t94 C obryn Uenlilv ersity
Alrli grhetsse rEvxecdef.po btrr iqeufo taitniar o envsi ew,
thbioso okr,p artthse reofn,o bet m ruesptr odiunc eadn y
forwmi thpoeurtm isisnwi rointf irnotgm h peu bliFsohre r.
informaadtdiroCenos,rs n Uenlilv ePrrseiSstasyg, He o use,
51E2a sStt aStter eIetth,aN ceawY, o r1k4 850.
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Prtienidn t hUen tieSdt aotfeA sm erica
LibroarfCyO llgCraetsasl oging-inD-aPtuab lication
Xenophon.
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XenophMoenm,o rab/t irlainas alnaadtn neodt abtyeA dm yL .
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BX316.x2B66 1994
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responssuipbpllaein edmra st ertiota hlfesu llest extent
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Contents
IntroduXcetnioopnh:ao nndH isS ocrates vii
ChristBorpuheelrl
TranslaNtootre' s xxiii
Amy BLo.n nette
.�. Memorabi.�l ia
Xenpohon
BOOK I Chapt1e-r7s 1
BOOK II Chap1t-e1r0s 33
BOOK IIIC hapt1e-r1s4
BOOK IV Chapt1e-r8s 111
Notes
Index

INTRODUCTION
Xenophoann dH isS ocrates
ChristoBprhueerl l
Thef ollorweimnagar rkiesn tentdole edns du pptoort htve i ew
thaXte nophaocnc'osou fnS tor catdeess ermvoerse resapte­ctful
tentfirootnmh oisnet erienSs otcerd athtaeinsot f ten rteoc­eives
dayT.h dee monstorfsa utciahop onrp osiitstio ogonr eaat ta sikn
thciosn tBeuxIttw .i tlrlty oc eratape er dispoisnii ttfsia ov(noo rr
onb ehoaflo fp en-minded coofin tis)nti wdwoea ryafsti:irb osynt ,
considienar v ienrggy e newraaywl h amti gbhetr esponfsoirb le
the cunrergelonefXtc e tn ophaocnc'osua nntdt;,h en,g ivbiyan g
briseufm maorfy cthoen teonft sMt ehmeor abitlihale,o ngoefs t
XenophfoonuS'ros c rwartiitcia nndg tsho en te o whtihcvihso l­
umei sd evoted.
1. Famro roeb viotuhsalPnyl aXteon,o pchaolnal tst enitni on
hiwsr ititnohg iossw nr elatiwointsShhor ciapt Heesc .al imfsr e­
quenPtllayot,n olo yn cteoh, a vbee epner seanttt h Seo crcaotni­c
versahteir oenpso Hreto sf.t ceonm menitnhs i,os w nn ameo,n
Socrawtoersda'sn dd eeadns d hoinls i afsea w holseo,m ething
Planteov deore asn;dh es ometitmaeloskft s h iem pression they
madoen h imi np artiIcnua lcacrow.ri dtt hh ihsec, a lllso nhgi­s
est Sowcorra"ktM ieocmr albiiat,h"ai ts" ,Rc eollnesc,hti"irs oe c­
ollecotfSi oocnrsa ttheesir;sne o p aratlolt ehlii snt hPel atonic
dialoOgnueem si.g hatd dt hawth eretahsde i alowgiutethsh ,e
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permisosfti hoen eidnci htiooerftf h jaotu rHniallGa,ii lld in.
viJi i Inrtoudciton
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tiretloS yo cratesh-iPmlsabeteloif n mge ntioonneldty h ree
timaelsm,o isnpt a ssing-Xewnoorpkihsno cnl'nusod oten ltyh e
Educaitoonf C yrudse, votteot dh feo unodfet rhP ee rseimapni re,
buatl stohA ena basiso fC yruwsh,o sree ahle rtoh,re e srco ufae l­
mostte tnh ousGarnedef krsoe mx trpeemreii ntl h hee aorftt h e
Perseimapni rXe�,n oipshh iomn self.
Alolft hwiosu lsde etmoj ustainef xyp ectoanot uiproa nr otf
fnidinignX enophwoonr'kassn a ccounhtia sso sfo ciwaittiho n
SocraBtuettsh .ie sx pectiafnto ieton nt,i drieslayp poiisfn utle­d,
fililnae s du rprwiasyiX.ne gn oprheocno uonntltsyw oe pisodes
inw hamtu shta vbee eanc omplex forfis eonmddeus rhaitpi on.
Thfei rstac ownavse rtshatatoti oopknl aicnte h per eseonfCc rei ­
to'sso nC,r itobau llauzsfy,u, n -loavnidsn pge,n dtyhoruitfht,
whomS ocradteesspo,ir pt eer hianpp sa rbte caoufst eh eqsueia ­l
tielsi,kt eosd p etnidm wei th:
"Temle1X, e nop"hh oesn a,i"dd,i dyno'huto lCdr itotbobeu lus
onoef t hmeo derraatteth heartn hr ea shhu mabne inagnsod,n e
oft howsietf ho rethroautgthhhetars n e nsealnerdse sc kless?"
"Cert"as ianiXldey n,ophon.
"Welh1o,ln do wt haheti hs otheaandhdee de dilnet shesex ­
tremHeew .o uledv emna kseo mersianudtlaotg sg aenrldse ap
inftoi" r e.
"Andw hadti ydo sue e dhoiim"n s ga,iXde nop"htohnya,ot u
have fsourcmjheu dd gmaebnothusit m" ?
"Dihden odta rteok itshsse o onfA kibiwahdoe msio,ss f ta ir
and hiibsnl oo"hm e?s aid.
"Buittf h iatsth ree ckdleee"sds s,a Xiedn op"hiomnny ,o pin­
ioInt,,o woo,u ledn dutrheri is"s k.
"Yowur et"cS ho!crsataei"sdA .n d wdhoya otu tyhoiun k
woulsdu faffetrke irs ssionmge obneaeu tiWfouully?do un ot
immedibaeat s ellayrv aet thhearfn r esep,e anl do fto r harmful
pleasbeu rineg sr,ew aatn otfl eisuartet efnotdroai nnygt hing
nobalnegd o oadn,bd e c ompetlotl aeksdee riowuhsaeltvy ea n
madmawnou lndot ta ksee rio"u sly?
"Hera"c lseasi!d X"eWnhoaaptt h eornr.pi obwleyero ua s­
critboae k i"s s.
"Anddoy owuo ndaettr h "is sa?iSodc ra"tDeosny.'o tu know
XenopahnodHn i Sso crates [i x
thpaoti sosnpoiudnseo ertsv ehna alnfo boilns iczreu hsuhm an
beinwgistp ha iann dd ritvhee fmr otmh esiern smeesr eblyy
touchtihnegm wimtohu tt"hh se?ir
"YebsyZ, e u"ss !aiXde nop"hFoonsr.p idienrjsse ocmte thing
throtuhgehsi tri." n g
"Yofuo "os la!iSdo cra"t00ey so.ut h itnhkwa hte tnh owsheo
arbee autkiifstushl e y idnojnae'nctyt t hjiunbsgte, c ayuosue
donse'e ti tD?o ny'otuk notwh atthi s tbheataths ectya blela u­
tifaunldi n bliosso omm u cmho rtee rrtihbaslnpe i dtehrast ,
whislpei dienrjsseo cmte twhhientngh etyo uic(the ,v wehne int
doenso t tbouuitcof hn j,e u lsoto aktis ti )n jeevcetfnsr oqmu ite
faarw asyo metohfti hnsego trotd riovneme a d.?.B u.Itc oun­
seylo uX,e nopwhhoenn,e yvoesure seo meone bteoa uftliefeu l,
withloouotk bianc"gk .
Xenopohfotnce onm mefnatvso roanbt lhyee f fectiovfSe on­ess
craetxihco rtFaotsrio omnrese .a shoern e,f rafirnodemod i snogi n
thciass e.
Thes ecoenpdi siosdr ee countiendt hSneoo ctr wartiitci ngs
propbeurit,nt hAen aabssi.X enophhaordne ceial veetdft reoram
friiennvd ihtiimtn oag c comptahney fornai nee nxdp edbietiinogn
organbiyzC eydr usy,o utnhgee r obftr hoteth hePener r skiianng .
Xenopthooontk hl ee tttoSe orrc ataensd conwsiuthlhit ameb do ut
thter iSpo.c rawtaess r wroitehdaa ts sociwaittCihyo rnum si ght
geXte nopihnotnto r ouwbiltAeht hesnisn,Cc yer uwsa st hought
toh avgei veennt husaisassitstitcoSa pnacrietni a tr se cweanwrti th
AtheSnosS .o craadtevsiX seendo pthoog no Dteol pthoci o nsult
witthhg eo d atbhoteur tiX pe.n opwheonntt oD elpahnihd,e put
aq uesttioAo pno ltlowo h:i cohft hgeo dssh ouhled sacarnidf ice
praiyno rdteomr a kteh jeo runehyei ntentdome adk ient hneo ­
blestb easmntad n naenrdt o c ombea cska fehlayv,ia ncgt ienad
nobmlaen nWehre.nX enoprheotnu rtnoAe tdh ewnistA hp ollo's
answSeorrc,a tbelsa mheidmf onro hta viansgk fiersdtw hetihte r
was bfeothrti emtr om akteh ter oirpn oti;n stXeeando,p hon had
made cthhiede efc ishiiomnsa enldhf a da skeodn layb outth e
meanAssa. r esuSlotc,rw aatsec so mpetlola eddv iXseen opthoo n
procweietdh trtiihnpea crcdoanwciett hh geod 'isn structions.
Thaec cooufhn itas s sociwaittSihoo cnr tahtXaeetsn opchoonn­
veytsh roughs ttohrieissse oesm ewshuartp riinas nicyna gs Ieit.s