In Memorabilia or Memoirs of Socrates and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon`s eyes. Here, and in the accompanying Symposium we also obtain insight on life in Athens. The volume concludes with Xenophon`s Apology, an interesting complement to Plato`s account of Socrates` defense at his trial. Ostensibly an account of a dinner party in the summer of 421 BCE, Xenophon`s Symposium is a vibrant picture of an Athenian evening of quiet entertainment and conversation. Among the guests Socrates is the central figure, and--as in Plato`s Symposium--love is the main subject of debate. But the style here is more relaxed and less artful than in Plato`s philosophical dialogue, yielding an engaging portrait of Socrates and of Athenian social life.