Author:Arrian
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| ←Author Index: Ar | Arrian (c. 89 – c. 175) |
| Lucius Flavius Arrianus "Xenophon", known in English as Arrian, and Arrian of Nicomedia, was an ethnically Greek historian, a public servant, a military commander and a philosopher of the Roman period. As with other authors of the Second Sophistic, Arrian wrote primarily in Attic. |
Works[edit]
- The Periplus of the Euxine Sea
- The Anabasis of Alexander; or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great, translated by E.J. Chinnock (1883)
- The Enchiridion (Manual) and Discourses of Epictetus:
- The Discourses as reported by Arrian, the Manual, and Fragments translated by W. A. Oldfather (1925/8)
Misattributed works[edit]
- Formerly often credited with authorship of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Works about Arrian[edit]
- "Arrian," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1924 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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