# Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus

By Xenophon.

"Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus" by Xenophon is a partly fictional biography written around 370 BC. It chronicles the education and rise of Cyrus the Great, founder of Persia's Achaemenid Empire. Through battles, strategic innovations, and leadership lessons, Xenophon presents an ideal ruler navigating the complexities of building an unprecedented empire. Blending political instruction with narrative storytelling, the work became a foundational text influencing medieval mirrors-for-princes literature and ultimately shaping modern political thought through its impact on Machiavelli's "The Prince." (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Henry Graham Dakyns
- Subjects: Biographical fiction; Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C. -- Fiction; Education of princes -- Fiction

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- [Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/9561) by Xenophon (11 h 26 min, English)

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