Xenophon 432 BCE-351? BCE creator Dakyns, Henry Graham 1838-1911 text utu 2000 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus" by Xenophon is a partly fictional biography written around 370 BC. It chronicles the education and rise of Cyrus the Great, founder of Persia's Achaemenid Empire. Through battles, strategic innovations, and leadership lessons, Xenophon presents an ideal ruler navigating the complexities of building an unprecedented empire. Blending political instruction with narrative storytelling, the work became a foundational text influencing medieval mirrors-for-princes literature and ultimately shaping modern political thought through its impact on Machiavelli's "The Prince." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyropaedia Release date is 2000-02-01 Produced by John Bickers, Dagny, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Biographical fiction Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C. -- Fiction Education of princes -- Fiction PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2085 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2085 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133053.0 2085