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Xenophon
Historian and soldier who wrote about Socrates.
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Also known as Xenophon Memorabilia
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Xenophon shows up with force in Excursus on the Relation of the Laws of Plato to the Institutions of Crete and Lacedaemon and to the Laws and Constitution of Athens. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Xenophon's Memorabilia is quoted regarding Socrates' view on choosing officials by lot.
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In Excursus on the Relation of the Laws of Plato to the Institutions of Crete and Lacedaemon and to the Laws and Constitution of Athens: Xenophon's Memorabilia is quoted regarding Socrates' view on choosing officials by…
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