TY - BOOK AU - Xenophon AU - Dakyns,Henry Graham TI - The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus AV - PA PY - 1998/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Classical literature KW - Sportsmanship -- Early works to 1800 N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynegeticus; Release date is 1998-01-01; Produced by John Bickers, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus" by Xenophon is a treatise written in ancient Greece. This practical manual guides hunters through the pursuit of game, from hares to wild boars and beyond. Xenophon details everything from selecting and training hounds to proper equipment and seasonal strategies. Yet hunting here means more than sport—it shapes character, sharpens the senses, and prepares men for war. The work blends technical instruction with philosophical reflection on virtue, discipline, and excellence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1180 ER -