Risky Business: Xenophon’s Picture of Thrasybulus in the Theban Embassy of 395 BCE

Authors

  • Roy van Wijk Currently Radboud University, Nijmegen

Abstract

The speech should not be read as satirical condemnation of Athenians’ desire for arche, but as a Xenophontic insight into the workings of the democracy, with Thrasybulus admitting the risks but citing the prospect of significant gains.

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Published

2021-02-18

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