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Arrian

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Arrian (89–175), also known as Arrian of Nicomedia, was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander, and philosopher of the Roman period. Arrian held public roles including ancient Roman senator, eponymous archon, and Roman consul.

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“It is also shown by the honour paid to him by men up to the present time, and by the recollection which is still held of him as more than human.”

— Arrian《Anabasis of Alexander》

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Anabasis of Alexander

The Anabasis of Alexander was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of Hadrian. The Anabasis is a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, specifically his conquest of the Persian Empire between 336 and 323 BC.

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