Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus
Xenophon
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The Cyropaedia (or Cyropedia) is a partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great, written in the early 4th century BC by the Athenian gentleman-soldier, and student of Socrates, Xenophon of Athens. The title Cyropaedia derives from Greek, meaning "The Education of Cyrus". Aspects of it would become a model for medieval writers of the genre known as mirrors for princes. In turn it was a strong influence upon the most well-known but atypical of these, Machiavelli's The Prince, which was an important influence in the rejection of medieval political thinking, and the development of modern politics. However, unlike most "mirrors of princes", and like The Prince, whether or not the Cyropaedia was really intended to describe an ideal ruler is a subject of debate. - Summary by Wikipedia (11 hr 26 min)
Chapters
| Book I - Chapter 1 | 6:43 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Book I - Chapter 2 | 14:34 | Read by Lynne T |
| Book I - Chapter 3 | 15:13 | Read by John Ottens |
| Book I - Chapter 4 | 27:38 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book I - Chapter 5 | 11:06 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book I - Chapter 6 | 39:12 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book II - Chapter 1 | 16:40 | Read by Peter Gardner |
| Book II - Chapter 2 | 19:40 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book II - Chapter 3 | 13:36 | Read by Lucy Perry |
| Book II - Chapter 4 | 13:43 | Read by Omar H. Eldahan |
| Book III - Chapter 1 | 25:12 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book III - Chapter 2 | 13:55 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book III - Chapter 3 | 29:07 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book IV - Chapter 1 | 14:48 | Read by John Martin |
| Book IV - Chapter 2 | 26:38 | Read by John Martin |
| Book IV - Chapter 3 | 13:25 | Read by John Martin |
| Book IV - Chapter 4 | 4:36 | Read by Lucy Perry |
| Book IV - Chapter 5 | 22:19 | Read by Anna Simon |
| Book IV - Chapter 6 | 7:32 | Read by Anna Simon |
| Book V - Chapter 1 | 12:47 | Read by Rosie Roberts |
| Book V - Chapter 2 | 14:45 | Read by Rosie Roberts |
| Book V - Chapter 3 | 19:47 | Read by Rosie Roberts |
| Book V - Chapter 4 | 19:48 | Read by Rosie Roberts |
| Book V - Chapter 5 | 19:12 | Read by Rosie Roberts |
| Book VI - Chapter 1 | 22:54 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book VI - Chapter 2 | 18:23 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book VI - Chapter 3 | 14:41 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book VI - Chapter 4 | 7:20 | Read by Kane Mercer |
| Book VII - Chapter 1 | 17:02 | Read by Emory |
| Book VII - Chapter 2 | 8:44 | Read by Emory |
| Book VII - Chapter 4 | 5:04 | Read by Emory |
| Book VII - Chapter 3 | 5:42 | Read by Emory |
| Book VII - Chapter 5 | 25:17 | Read by Emory |
| Book VIII - Chapter 1 | 25:52 | Read by Mark Chulsky |
| Book VIII - Chapter 2 | 18:44 | Read by Mark Chulsky |
| Book VIII - Chapter 3 | 25:59 | Read by Mark Chulsky |
| Book VIII - Chapter 4 | 18:13 | Read by Mark Chulsky |
| Book VIII - Chapter 5 | 13:09 | Read by Mark Chulsky |
| Book VIII - Chapter 6 | 12:58 | Read by Mark Chulsky |
| Book VIII - Chapter 7 | 13:25 | Read by J. McDougall |
| Book VII - Epilog | 10:50 | Read by J. McDougall |