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What language did Xenophon write in?

  • Attic Greek

  • Doric Greek

  • Ionic Greek

  • Koine Greek

Answer

Attic Greek was the language used by Xenophon, a renowned Greek historian, military commander, and philosopher. Attic Greek, a dialect of Ancient Greek, flourished in the 5th and 4th centuries BCE in the Attica region of Greece, particularly in Athens. It became the standard literary language for Greek writers and scholars and was widely used in philosophy, history, drama, and other genres.
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