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55 - Xenophon, Anabasis III

Cost of Glory

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Socrates and Xenophon

Xenophon is an Athenian. He was a friend of Proxinus, who was a Theban. Xenophon and Alcibiades are the kinds of people that Socrates attracted to himself. They're very active and energetic and ambitious, smart people. And so I think that's interesting to keep in mind about Socrates and who he was in Athenian society.

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