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Arrian

Born

in Nicomedia, Greece

January 05, 0086

Died

January 03, 0160

Genre

History, Philosophy

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Arrian of Nicomedia (Latin: Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon; Greek: Ἀρριανός c. AD c. 86 – c. 160) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the 2nd-century Roman period. As with other authors of the Second Sophistic, Arrian wrote primarily in Attic (Indica is in Herodotus' Ionic dialect, his philosophical works in Koine Greek).

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. (It is not to be confused with Anabasis, the best-known work of the Athenian military leader and author Xenophon from the 5th-4th century BC.) Arrian is also considered as one of the founders of a primarily military-based focus on hi ...more

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	The Campaigns of Alexander 4.17 avg rating — 5,549 ratings — published 150 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manual de vida: Pasajes escogidos by Arrian, Epictetus 3.90 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica by Arrian, Martin Hammond (Translator), John Atkinson (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 247 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anabasis of Alexander, Books 1–4 by Arrian, P.A. Brunt (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 175 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anabasis of Alexander, Books 5–7; Indica by Arrian, P.A. Brunt (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 175 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Αλεξάνδρου Ανάβασις 1 : Βιβλίο πρώτο - δεύτερο by Arrian, Αρριανός 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 150	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anábasis de Alejandro Magno Libros I-III (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos nº 49) (Spanish Edition) by Arrian, Arriano, Antonio Guzmán Guerra (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anabasis Alexandri Book VIII: Indica 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 150 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Arrian 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Αλεξάνδρου Ανάβασις 2 : Βιβλίο τρίτο - τέταρτο by Arrian, Αρριανός 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 150	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Αλεξάνδρου Ανάβασις (4 books)
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“Most people, if they know they have done wrong, foolishly suppose they can conceal their error by defending it, and finding a justification for it; but in my belief there is only one medicine for an evil deed, and that is for the guilty man to admit his guilt and show that he is sorry for it. Such an admission will make the consequences easier for the victim to bear, and the guilty man himself, by plainly showing his distress at former transgressions, will find good grounds of hope for avoiding similar transgressions in the future.”
― Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander

tags: coverup, error, justification, mistakes, transgression, transgressions

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“It is more disgraceful for a king to tell lies than anyone else.”
― Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander

tags: honor, kings, lies, truth

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“In my opinion, at least, the splendid achievements of Alexander are the clearest possible proof that neither strength of body, nor noble blood, nor success in war even greater than Alexander's own... that none of these things, I say, can make a man happy, unless he can win one more victory in addition to those the world thinks so great---the victory over himself.”
― Arrian

tags: accomplishment, accomplishments, achievements, achivement, alexander, alexander-the-great, self-awareness, understanding

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