The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 4: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato, and the ...
- Nov 12, 2022
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As explained in the second installment, 18th-century schoolboys weren’t expected to be as proficient in Greek as in Latin. However, they learned to read relatively easy Greek texts, including the New Testament and the writings of Xenophon. Schoolboys also were introduced to excerpts from more difficult material, including Plato’s writings about Socrates.