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1、OnHorsemanshipOnHorsemanshipByXenophonTranslationbyH.G.Dakyns1OnHorsemanshipIClaimingtohaveattainedsomeproficiencyinhorsemanship[1]ourselves,astheresultoflongexperienceinthefield,ourwishistoexplain,forthebenefitofouryoungerfriends,whatweconceivetobethemost
2、correctmethodofdealingwithhorses.[1]Lit."Since,throughtheaccidentofhavingforalongtime'ridden'ourselves,webelievewehavebecomeproficientsinhorsemanship,wewishtoshowtoouryoungerfriendshow,asweconceivethematter,theywillproceedmostcorrectlyindealingwithhorses."
3、{ippeuein}inthecaseofXenophon=serveasa{ippeus},whethertechnicallyasanAthenian"knight"ormoreparticularlyinreferencetohisorganisationofatroopofcavalryduring"theretreat"("Anab."III.iii.8-20),and,asiscommonlybelieved,whileservingunderAgesilaus("Hell."III.iv.14
4、)inAsia,396,395B.C.Thereis,itistrue,atreatiseonhorsemanshipwrittenbySimon,thesamewhodedicatedthebronzehorseneartheEleusinioninAthens[2]witharepresentationofhisexploitsengravedinreliefonthepedestal.[3]Butweshallnotonthataccountexpungefromourtreatiseanyconcl
5、usionsinwhichwehappentoagreewiththatauthor;onthecontraryweshallhandthemonwithstillgreaterpleasuretoourfriends,inthebeliefthatweshallonlygaininauthorityfromthefactthatsogreatanexpertinhorsemanshipheldsimilarviewstoourown;whilstwithregardtomattersomittedinhi
6、streatise,weshallendeavourtosupplythem.[2]L.Dind.[inAthens].TheEleusinion.ForthepositionofthissanctuaryofDemeterandKoreseeLeake,"Top.ofAthens,"i.p.296foll.ForSimonseeSauppe,vol.v.Praef.to"deR.E."p.230;L.Dind.Praef."Xen.Opusc."p.xx.;Dr.MorrisH.Morgan,"TheAr
7、tofHorsemanshipbyXenophon,"p.119foll.Afragmentoftheworkreferredto,{perieidouskaieklogesippon},exists.TheMS.isinthe2OnHorsemanshiplibraryofEmmanualColl.Cant.Itsohappensthatoneofthehipparchs(?)appealedtobyDemosthenesinArist."Knights,"242,{andresippes,paragen
8、esthenunokairos,oSimon,oPanaiti,oukelateprostodexionkeras};bearsthename.[3]Lit."andcarvedonthepedestalarepresentationofhisownperformances."Asourfirsttopicweshalldealwiththequestion,howamanmaybestavoidbeingche