Xenophon

Family: Greek · Role: author · First appears: Comparision of Pelopidas with Marcellus

Comparision of Pelopidas with Marcellus

with Chrysantes (Chrysantes is presented as a figure in Xenophon's Cyropaedia.) “I honor Chrysantes also, (in Xenophon's Cyropaedia,) who, having raised his sword in the act of striking his enemy, so soon as a retreat was sounded, left him, and retired sedately and modestly.”

friends with Agesilaus “He kept with him Xenophon, the philosopher, and made much of him”
patron: Agesilaus “He kept with him Xenophon, the philosopher, and made much of him”
with Agesilaus (interaction) “Xenophon, who was present, and fought on Agesilaus's side”

with Agesilaus (Agesilaus is identified as Xenophon's hero.) “though Xenophon has this privilege allowed him, as a sort of special reward for his other excellences, that he may write and speak, in favor of his hero, whatever he pleases.”
admired: Agesilaus (Agesilaus is identified as Xenophon's hero.) “though Xenophon has this privilege allowed him, as a sort of special reward for his other excellences, that he may write and speak, in favor of his hero, whatever he pleases.”

Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.