Publication Date
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Rebecca Edwards (Committee Member), Bruce Laforse (Committee Chair), Jeannette Marchand (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Humanities (MHum)
Abstract
Recent scholarship concerning Xenophon's works has focused on his ideas of leadership. A very few, if any, scholars have examined his portrayal of the cavalry and the cavalry commander. With so many of Xenophon's writings involving cavalry, it is possible to draw a comparison between Xenophon's idealized portrayals of cavalry operations in the Cyropaedia and Cavalry Commander, and his historical accounts of the cavalry, especially with regards to its training and effectiveness in battle. In comparing these works, their similarities and differences, a cohesive portrait of Xenophon's ideal cavalry and its commander emerges.
Page Count
60
Department or Program
Humanities
Year Degree Awarded
2015
Copyright
Copyright 2015, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
