01837cam a22003853u 4500 1175 UtSlPG 20260610133041.0 m cr n 260607r1998||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PA Xenophon, 432 BCE-351? BCE Hiero Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1998 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiero_(Xenophon) Release date is 1998-01-01 Produced by John Bickers, and David Widger "Hiero" by Xenophon is a dialogue written around 474 BC. Set as a conversation between Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, and the poet Simonides, it explores whether a tyrant's life is truly more pleasant than a commoner's. Drawing from experience in both positions, Hiero challenges common assumptions about power and happiness, revealing the hidden miseries of tyranny—the violence, fear, and impossible longing for genuine love and praise that trap rulers in their positions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Classical literature Hieron I, Tyrant of Syracuse, -467 B.C. or 466 B.C. Simonides, approximately 556 B.C.-467 B.C. Dialogues, Greek -- Translations into English Despotism -- Early works to 1800 Syracuse (Italy) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800 Dakyns, Henry Graham, 1838-1911 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1175 43291 43291