<i>Oikonomia</i> as a Theory of Empire in the Political Thought of Xenophon and Aristotle

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  • Grant A. Nelsestuen University of Wisconsin -- Madison

Abstract

Xenophon’s Oeconomicus and Cyropaedia expand the traditional analogy between rule in the household and rule in the polis to a new frame of reference, between household and empire--likely inspiration for Aristotle’s concept of pambasileia.

Author Biography

Grant A. Nelsestuen, University of Wisconsin -- Madison


Assistant Professor

Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

University of Wisconsin -- Madison

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2016-11-29

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