Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece

work by Barthélemy

Also known as: “Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l’ère vulgaire”(Show More)

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Jean-Jacques Barthélemy's Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece is a novel set in the 4th century BCE. It recounts the fictional journey of Anacharsis, a Scythian prince, through ancient Greece. The book draws on Barthélemy's extensive scholarship to describe Greek laws, government, religion, philosophy, art, and antiquities.1

Anacharsis himself is a legendary figure, sometimes listed among the Seven Wise Men of Greece, known for his pursuit of knowledge and virtue. Barthélemy's work aimed to provide an accessible introduction to Hellenic culture, sparking renewed interest in ancient Greece.21

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Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
…siècle avant l’ère vulgaire (1788; Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece), a rambling account by an aged Scythian of a journey through Greece that he had taken as a young man for the sake of his education. Into this book, set in the 4th century bc, Barthélemy poured the…
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…siècle avant l’ère vulgaire (1788; Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece), a rambling account by an aged Scythian of a journey through Greece that he had taken as a young man for the sake of his education. Into this book, set in the 4th century bc, Barthélemy poured the…
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