Framed by a General Introduction and the first-ever full Commentary in English, this new and unprecedentedly accurate translation of Xenophon's Poroi (or, Revenue-Sources) offers an authoritative yet accessible overview of the final work of this renowned Greek author that will be invaluable to both students and more experienced scholars.

• Frontmatter


• Conventions and Abbreviations


• GENERAL INTRODUCTION


• 1. The man and the work: basics


• 2. Authorship and title


• 3. Date and place of composition


• 4. Structure and contents: a brief synopsis


• 5. Genre


• 6. 'Vote Euboulos!'?


• 7. Poroi^ and political thought


• 8. Delayed impact


• Appendix (to section 8): the 'freedom bowls'


• Notes on the Text


• TRANSLATION


• COMMENTARY


• Endmatter


• Appendix: [Aristot.] Oec.2.1346a25 1353b27


• Bibliography


• Index

David Whitehead is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Queen's University Belfast, and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. After completing his PhD in Ancient History at Cambridge under the supervision of Moses Finlay, he held fellowships and teaching positions at several institutions before joining Queen's as Chair of Classics in 1992. His research interests and specialisms centre on ancient Greek history (especially that of classical Athens), translation, lawcourt oratory, military writers, epigraphy, and lexicography, in which fields he has authored eight books and almost 90 articles and notes. He is a founding editor of Oxford University Press' Clarendon Ancient History series and Senior Editor (and a Managing Editor) of the electronic Suda-On-Line.