Hipparchicus

Hipparchicus
AuthorXenophon
Original titleἹππαρχικός
LanguageAncient Greek
Publication placeAthens
Original text
Ἱππαρχικός at Greek Wikisource
TranslationHipparchicus at Perseus
  • written: circa 350 BC
  • first printed edition: Filippo Giunti, 1516
  • first printing in England: Clarendon Press, 1693

Hipparchicus (Ἱππαρχικός, Hipparchikós) is one of the two treatises on horsemanship by the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon (circa 430 – 354 BC). Other common titles for this work include The cavalry commander and The cavalry general. The other work by Xenophon on horsemanship is Περὶ ἱππικῆς, Perì hippikēs, usually translated as On horsemanship, De equis alendis or The Art of Horsemanship. The title De re equestri may refer to either one of the two works. Hipparchicus deals mainly with the duties of the cavalry commander (hipparchus), while On horsemanship deals with the selection, care and training of horses in general.