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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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Xenophon (9)
Birth: | 430 BC |
Death: | 354 BC |
Nationality: | Greek |
Profession: | Historian, Philosopher, Soldier |
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Xenophon, son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.
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