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100 1 _aXenophon,
_d432 BCE-351? BCE
245 1 0 _aHiero
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1998
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiero_(Xenophon)
500 _aRelease date is 1998-01-01
508 _aProduced by John Bickers, and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aClassical literature
653 _aHieron I, Tyrant of Syracuse, -467 B.C. or 466 B.C.
653 _aSimonides, approximately 556 B.C.-467 B.C.
653 _aDialogues, Greek -- Translations into English
653 _aDespotism -- Early works to 1800
653 _aSyracuse (Italy) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aDakyns, Henry Graham,
_d1838-1911
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1175
999 _c43291
_d43291