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  • The Campaigns of Alexander

    by Arrian ...
    Translated by Aubrey De Selincourt ...
    Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's account of the man and his achievements is the most reliable we have. Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror.He tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander or the History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great

    by Arrian ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Arrian of Nicomedia (c. AD c. 86 c. 160) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period. The Anabasis of Alexander is perhaps his best-known work, and is generally considered one of the best sources on the campaigns of Alexander the Great. Its title and style are designed to evoke the Anabasis by Xenophon, for which reason ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Arrian (Delphi Classics)

    by Arrian, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 20 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The historian Arrian of Nicomedia is generally regarded as the best extant source on the campaigns of Alexander the Great, as narrated in the ‘Anabasis of Alexander’. For the first time in publishing history, Arrian’s complete works are available for readers in a single collection. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great

    Enriched edition. The Conquests and Legacy of Alexander the Great

    by Arrian, Nigel Blackwood ...
    Translated by Edward James Chinnock ...
    Arrian's "The Anabasis of Alexander" serves as a masterful chronicle of Alexander the Great's campaigns, drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, including the accounts of contemporaries like Pseudo-Skylax and those who accompanied Alexander, such as the historian Callisthenes. Written in the second century AD, Arrian's narrative exhibits a meticulous attention to detail and a compelling literary ... Read more

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  • The Campaigns of Alexander

    by Arrian, Edward James Chinnock ...
    Arrian's history of Alexander the Great is our most complete and reliable account of the world's greatest conqueror. Writing in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century AD, Arrian was a Greek historian, philosopher, and military commander. For this work, also known as “The Anabasis of Alexander,” he had access to many sources which are now sadly lost. Thankfully for us, he cites them by name, ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander

    by Arrian ...
    The Anabasis (which survives complete in seven books) is a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, specifically his conquest of the Persian Empire between 334 and 323 BC. ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander

    by Arrian ...
    The Anabasis is by far the fullest surviving account of Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire. It is primarily a military history, reflecting the content of Arrian's model, Xenophon's Anabasis; the work begins with Alexander's accession to the Macedonian throne in 336 BC, and has nothing to say about Alexander's early life (in contrast, say, to Plutarch's Life of Alexander). Nor does Arrian ... Read more

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  • Arrian on Coursing

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Arrian ...
    This learned work opens as both a translation and a defense of Arrian's Cynegeticus, a classical treatise on hare-coursing and the greyhound written for devoted sportsmen. It gathers Greek and Roman references, practical notes, and historical commentary to trace the noble Celtic hound from antiquity through late Roman writers such as Gratius, Ovid, Martial, Pollux, Oppian, and Nemesian, then ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander

    by Arrian ...
    The Anabasis of Alexander was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of Hadrian. The Anabasis (which survives complete in seven books) is a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, specifically his conquest of the Persian Empire between 336 and 323 BC.Both the unusual title "Anabasis" (literally "a journey up-country from the sea") and the ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander

    by Arrian of Nicomedia ...
    The Anabasis of Alexander or The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great ... Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of Ancient Empires: 15 History Books

    Fifteen Landmark Histories of Rome, Greece, Persia, Mesopotamia, and Byzantium

    by Theodor Mommsen, Edward Gibbon, George Rawlinson, L. W. King, John Bagnell Bury, Arrian, Charles Oman ...
    The Rise and Fall of Ancient Empires: 15 History Books assembles a capacious archive of imperial history, moving from the ancient Mediterranean and Near East to the later historiographical traditions that interpreted them. Its selections range from classical narrative and imperial biography to documentary-minded reconstruction, comparative political analysis, and sweeping reflections on decline. ... Read more

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  • The Anabasis of Alexander

    by Arrian ...
    The Anabasis of Alexander (also known as The Campaigns of Alexander) is a historical work written by the ancient Greek historian and philosopher Arrian (Lucius Flavius Arrianus), who lived in the 2nd century CE. The work is a narrative account of the life and military campaigns of Alexander the Great, the legendary king of Macedonia, and one of history's most famous military leaders. Arrian's ... Read more

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