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2nd-century Greek historian, official and philosopher
Arrian of Nicomedia (/ˈæriən/; Greek: Ἀρριανός Arrianós; Latin: Lucius Flavius Arrianus; c. 86/89 – c. after 146/160 AD) was a Greek historian, public
Arrian
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
February 2019. Arrian 1976, I, 11 Arrian 1976, I, 20–23 Arrian 1976, I, 23 Arrian 1976, I, 27–28 Arrian 1976, I, 3 Green 2007, p. 351 Arrian 1976, I, 11–12
Alexander_the_Great
Macedonian nobleman and general (c. 356–324 BC)
22.54 Curtius 8.14.15 Arrian 6.2.4 Arrian, Indica 18 Arrian 6.5.6 Arrian 6.17.4 Arrian 6.18.1 and 6.20.1 Arrian 6.22.37 Arrian 7.5.6 Photius 92 Diogenes
Hephaestion
Major battle of the Wars of Alexander the Great (331 BC)
Curtius and Arrian write that an embassy was sent instead of a letter, which is also claimed by Justin and Plutarch (1st century). Plutarch and Arrian mention
Battle_of_Gaugamela
Part of the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 October 2019. Arrian. Arrian, Book V, Chapter XIV. Arrian, Book V, Chapter XV. Bose, Partha (1 April 2004). Alexander
Battle_of_the_Hydaspes
Lost account of Mauryan India by Greek writer Megasthenes
these works are those by Diodorus Siculus, Strabo (Geographica), Pliny, and Arrian (Indica). Megasthenes' Indica can be reconstructed using the portions preserved
Indica_(Megasthenes)
Greek myth; metaphor for tangled problem
his cart, a sign to him from the gods. Arrian and Plutarch are secondary sources; Aristobolus' text is lost. Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri (Αλεξάνδρου Ανάβασις)
Gordian_Knot
Book by Arrian
short military history about interior Asia, particularly India, written by Arrian in the 2nd century CE. The subject of the book is the expedition of Alexander
Indica_(Arrian)
Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50 – c. 135)
self-discipline. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion. They influenced many later thinkers,
Epictetus
2nd-century AD work by Arrian of Nicomedia
Ἀνάβασις, Alexándrou Anábasis; Latin: Anabasis Alexandri) was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of
Anabasis_of_Alexander
Battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenids
Arrian, Plutarch and Diodorus Siculus. Arrian's account is the longest and most detailed; Plutarch's account is shorter but corresponds with Arrian's
Battle_of_the_Granicus
Ancient Greek military campaign in Indus Valley
River and the Persian Gulf. This report is preserved in Arrian's Anabasis (c. 150 AD). Arrian provides a detailed account of Alexander's campaigns, based
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
Indian_campaign_of_Alexander_the_Great
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
paraphrase or précis in Arrian's work. Arrian cites Ptolemy by name on only a few occasions, but it is likely that large stretches of Arrian's Anabasis reflect
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Ancient Greek ethnographer and explorer
Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya. Arrian explains that Megasthenes lived in Arachosia, with the satrap Sibyrtius
Megasthenes
Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian
Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou) is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus. Although the
Enchiridion_of_Epictetus
5th-century BC Carthaginian explorer
The text was known to the Roman Pliny the Elder (c. 23–79) and the Greek Arrian of Nicomedia (c. 86–160). While the power of Carthage was at its height
Hanno_the_Navigator
Ancient cities founded by Alexander the Great
battle appear in the records of all of the five major surviving accounts—Arrian, Plutarch, Diodorus, Curtius Rufus, and Justin. All five agree that Alexander
Boukephala_and_Nikaia
1st-century Greco-Roman document
the Periplus attributes the work to Arrian, but apparently for no better reason than its position beside Arrian's much later Periplus of the Euxine Sea
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea
Military standard of the Roman cavalry
a draco was carried by each legionary cohort. The Greek military writer Arrian describes the draco in his passage on cavalry training exercises, calling
Draco_(military_standard)
Place associated with Alexander the Great, identified in modern Pakistan
stretched, dangerously vulnerable, over the Hindu Kush back to Balkh, though Arrian (although disbelieving himself of this story) credits Alexander's desire
Aornos
Conflicts of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC)
cramped, muddy river bank.[citation needed] Arrian, Diodorus, and Plutarch all mention the battle, with Arrian providing the most detail. The Persians placed
Wars_of_Alexander_the_Great
Hunting method and dog sport
lurchers. In its oldest recorded form in the Western world, as described by Arrian, it was a sport practised by all levels of society, and it remained so until
Coursing
329 BCE siege
how the battle went differ among authors. Arrian cites Ptolemy as saying Cyropolis surrendered, and Arrian also states that according to Aristobulus the
Siege_of_Cyropolis
323 BC conference dividing the territories of Alexander the Great
after Alexander (codex 82), which itself seems to be based on Arrian's account; compare Arrian: Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, and the country on the shore of the
Partition_of_Babylon
Ancient Greek historical writer and philosopher
been the commander of Alexander's fleet but was actually only a helmsman; Arrian and Nearchus often criticize him for this. When he returned home, he wrote
Onesicritus
Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great
Spring B.C. 331. Arrian of Nicomedia 1884, pp. 134–135, XXV. The offers of Darius rejected—Batis, Governor of Gaza, refuses to Submit. Arrian of Nicomedia
Siege_of_Gaza_(332_BC)
Battle involving Alexander the Great
Retrieved July 14, 2011. Arrian 1893, p. 604. Theodore Dodge 1890, p. 604. Arrian 1893, p. 312. Benjamin Wheeler 1900, p. 459. Arrian 1893, p. 309. Benjamin
Mallian_campaign
King of Iberia and Colchis
Pharasmanes of the Greco-Roman historian Arrian, a 2nd-century AD author of The Anabasis of Alexander. Arrian recounts that "Pharasmanes (Фαρασμάνης),
Pharnavaz_I
Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great
thus well suited for Ariobarzanes's purposes. According to the historian Arrian, Ariobarzanes had a force of 40,000 infantry and 700 cavalry and faced a
Battle_of_the_Persian_Gate
Informal lectures by Stoic philosopher Epictetus
informal lectures by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus written down by his pupil Arrian around 108 AD. Four books out of an original eight are still extant. The
Discourses_of_Epictetus
Alexander the Great's siege of Sogdian fortress (327 BC)
quarter of 327 BC. Horn & Spencer 2012, p. 40. Arrian 1958, section 4.18.4-19.6. Grote 1856, p. 289, 290. Arrian 1893, Section 21: Capture of the Rock of Chorienes
Siege_of_the_Sogdian_Rock
Mass wedding arranged by Alexander the Great
numbered over 10,000, and Alexander offered them all gifts their wedding — Arrian Traditionally, historians suggested that the Macedonians thought poorly
Susa_weddings
By the Macedonians under Alexander the Great
city and the loss of his men that he destroyed half the city. According to Arrian, 8,000 Tyrian civilians were massacred after the city fell. Alexander granted
Siege_of_Tyre_(332_BC)
Fortress on the west bank of the Hyphasis (Beas) river
eventually relented, being convinced that it was better to return. Arrian, John Rooke; Arrian's History of the expedition of Alexander the Great: and conquest
Alexandria_Hyphasis
indication of their capital cities (where appropriate). Arrian, John Rooke (1813). Arrian's History of the expedition of Alexander the Great: and conquest
Chronology of the expedition of Alexander the Great into Asia
Chronology_of_the_expedition_of_Alexander_the_Great_into_Asia
of Athena. According to Arrian, it was 180 stadia east of the river Adienus, and 280 stadia west of Apsarus. According to Arrian, the place got its name
Athenae_(Pontus)
4th-century BCE Greek military commander, admiral of Alexander the Great
Gulf, which he recorded in detail (and which was used extensively for Arrian’s Indica). Again, although he was the admiral, in command of the fleet, great
Nearchus
2nd-century guidebook by Arrian
Hospitable, Sea). It was written by Arrian of Nicomedia from AD 130–131. It is in the form of a letter, from Arrian to the Emperor Hadrian in Rome, who
Periplus_of_the_Euxine_Sea
333 BC battle between Alexander the Great and Darius III
defensively, since Alexander was forced to march to him. Some ancient sources (Arrian and Plutarch), who based their accounts on earlier Greek sources, estimated
Battle_of_Issus
River in Afghanistan and Pakistan
ISSN 2071-1050. Arrian, John Rooke; Arrian (1813). "A brief account of all the authors who have touched upon the history of Alexander". Arrian's History of
Kabul_River
Ancient city allegedly founded on the Indus and Panjnad Rivers
Alexander the Great at the junction of the Indus and the Acesines river. Arrian tells that colonists, mainly Thracian veterans and natives, were settled
Alexandria_on_the_Indus
Ancient Persian tomb in Pasargadae, Iran
Greek historian Arrian. He noted the similarities as well as the differences, including the lack of the inscription noted by Arrian, the lack of a grove
Tomb_of_Cyrus_the_Great
Ancient Iranian people
a tribe in the Medes south of the Caspian Sea mentioned by Ptolemy and Arrian. Ctesias refers to the land of Tapuri between the two lands of Cadusii and
Tapuri
Tournaments performed by the cavalry of the Roman Empire
of the cavalry was described in the 2nd century AD by the Roman writer Arrian in his Ars Tactica, a (possibly theoretical) work in which he described
Hippika_gymnasia
Army of Philip II and Alexander the Great
largely reliant on the works of the Greek historians Diodorus Siculus and Arrian, in addition to the incomplete writings of the Roman historian Curtius,
Ancient_Macedonian_army
Historical region located in northeastern Iran
(1985), p. 248. Cook (1985), p. 252. Arrian (1884), Book 3, 8 (pp. 154-7). Arrian (1884), Book 3, 23 (pp. 187-9). Arrian (1884), Book 3, 28 (pp. 196-9). Diodorus
Parthia
Persian general (died 334 BC)
known as "the Black," dashed up and cut off the Persian's arm." However, Arrian records Spithridates as the one who lost his arm to Cleitus and thus Diodorus
Rhosaces
Battle during the wars of Alexander the Great
2016-09-09. Retrieved 2020-03-26. Arrian, Lucius (1893). Anabasis of Alexander. New York: George Bell and Sons. p. 452. Arrian, Lucius (1893). Anabasis of Alexander
Battle_of_the_Uxian_Defile
Historic federation of Greek states
Inscriptions, 404-323 BC, p. 373 ISBN 0-19-921649-5 Arrian 1.9.9-10, Diodorus Siculus 17.14.1, Justin 11.3.6 Arrian [1.9.7] «ὡς τῆς τε ἐν τῷ Μηδικῷ πολέμῳ προδοσίας
League_of_Corinth
Ancient Macedonian city in modern Tajikistan
battle went down differ among authors. Arrian cites Ptolemy as saying Cyropolis surrendered from the start, and Arrian also states that according to Aristobulus
Alexandria_Eschate
/tɪˈrɪdətiːz/ Parthian:𐭕𐭉𐭓𐭉𐭃𐭕 (Tīridāt) is a Persian name, given by Arrian in his Parthica to the brother of Arsaces I, the founder of the Parthian
Tiridates_I_of_Parthia
Method of fishing with a net
Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 March 2012. Arrian; Hammond, Martin; Atkinson, John; Arrian; Arrian (2013). Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the
Seine_fishing
Alexander the Great's first military campaign as king of Macedon
Alexander the Great, p. 72 Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, p. 44. * Renault, The Nature of Alexander the Great, p. 73 Arrian 1.3 Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander
Balkan campaign of Alexander the Great
Balkan_campaign_of_Alexander_the_Great
Uninhabited Pakistani island in the Arabian Sea
told about an uninhabited island, which Arrian calls Nosala". It was also called Carmina, Karmine, by Arrian. The island consists of a large tilted plateau
Astola_Island
Builder of Alexandria on the Indus
it." (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, VI.27.2) Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, v. 8 Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, vi. 14 Mookerji 1988, p. 30. Arrian, Anabasis
Philip_(son_of_Machatas)
British writer, academic and translator (1894–1962)
translations—all for Penguin Classics—of Herodotus' The Histories (1954), Arrian's Life of Alexander the Great (1958), Livy's The Early History of Rome (Books
Aubrey_de_Sélincourt
Manuscript listing ports and coastal landmarks
Gulf under orders from Alexander the Great. He was a source for Strabo and Arrian, among others. On the Red Sea by Agatharchides. Fragments preserved in Diodorus
Periplus
Dog breed
the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Arrian; Dansey, W. (1831). Arrian on coursing : the Cynegeticus of the younger Xenophon, translated
Greyhound
Ancient city in northwest Asia Minor
[How to Survive a Siege] (in Greek). 24.3–14. Inschriften von Ilion 23. Arrian. Anabasis. 1.11–12. Siculus, Diodorus. Bibliotheca historica. 17.17–18.
Troy
Archaeological site in Fars province, Iran
looted and destroyed Persepolis, he paid a visit to the tomb of Cyrus. Arrian recorded in the second century CE that Alexander commanded Aristobulus,
Pasargadae
Polybius and Arrian. It is one of the weapons used in Alexander's experimental phalanx. Eur.Ph.1141, Eur.Andr.1133 Pol.22.3.9 Arrian 7.23 Perseus Greek
Mesangylon
River in India and Pakistan
known as the Jhelum or Jhelam - that is located in what is today Pakistan Arrian (1884). The Anabasis of Alexander; or, The history of the wars and conquests
Jhelum_River
Arrian, Indika in Megasthenes and Arrian, 3rd Century BC The two sources suggest dowry was absent, or infrequent enough to not be noticed by Arrian.
Dowry_system_in_India
Ancient city of Bithynia
committed suicide in nearby Libyssa (Diliskelesi, Gebze). The historian Arrian was born there. Nicomedia was the metropolis and capital of the Roman province
Nicomedia
Historical city in Bihar, India
and in depth 45 feet; and that its wall has 570 towers and 64 gates. - Arrian "The Indica" Strabo in his Geographia adds that the city walls were made
Pataliputra
Macedonian general (4th c. BC)
Anabasis 4.23.1-2 Arrian, Anabasis 4.25.5; 4.27.5 Arrian, Anabasis 5.13.1–2; Diodorus, 17.87.3 Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 7.12.4 Arrian, Anabasis 7.12.4
Polyperchon
about or shortly after the time of Alexander. There is however a passage in Arrian which would determine the age of Ephippus very accurately, if it could be
Ephippus_of_Olynthus
Theban rebellion against Macedon (335 BC)
ISBN 9781105602504. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1, 7, 1–2. Plutarch, Demostene 23, 1; Aeschines,
Battle_of_Thebes
Highest mountain of Russia and Europe
Stadter, Philip A. (2017). Arrian of Nicomedia. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-1364-5. Cf. Arrian, Periplus, Greek text Archived
Mount_Elbrus
cities in Bactria. The accounts of Alexander's campaigns, primarily those of Arrian, Plutarch, Diodorus, Curtius Rufus, and Justin, provide supplementary evidence
List of cities founded by Alexander the Great
List_of_cities_founded_by_Alexander_the_Great
River in India and Pakistan
combined streams of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River). Arrian, in the Anabasis of Alexander, quotes the eyewitness Ptolemy Lagides as
Chenab_River
Ancient Macedonian cavalry
the leadership split between two men, Cleitus the Black and Hephaestion. Arrian claims this would be because, Alexander "did not want anyone, not even his
Companion_cavalry
Historic term for ethnic Pashtun people
aspa, the Sanskrit and Avestan words for "horse"), or the Assakenoi of Arrian, the name used for ancient inhabitants of the Hindu Kush. However, more
Afghan_(ethnonym)
People of Afghanistan
has evidently been derived from Asvakan, the Assakenoi of Arrian... " (Megasthenes and Arrian, p 180. See also: Alexander's Invasion of India, p 38; J
Afghans
4th-century BC Persian noble (died 334 BC)
battle. Berve ii.117 Arrian Anabasis Alexandri 1.16.3 Diodorus Bibliotheca historica 17.21.3 Aretades of Cnidus FGrH 285 F1 Arrian 1.15.7, 16.3 Diodorus
Pharnaces_(Persian_noble)
Type of cavalry formation
the customary formation of the famed Thessalian cavalry and according to Arrian, it was invented by the Thessalian Iason (Jason). Aelian argues that its
Rhombus_formation
Pashtun tribe
has evidently been derived from Asvakan, the Assakenoi of Arrian... " (Megasthenes and Arrian, p 180. See also: Alexander's Invasion of India, p 38; J
Yusufzai
Dog breed
of the Celtic vertragus in Roman Iberia 2,000 years ago, as described by Arrian and Martial, suggests that it and its possible descendant the Galgo, may
Galgo_Español
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
tufts.edu. "ToposText". topostext.org. "Arrian, Anabasis, book 5, chapter 1". www.perseus.tufts.edu. "Arrian, Anabasis, book 5, chapter 2". www.perseus
Dionysus
Ancient Roman soldier's equipment
Antony's men stabbing at Parthian cavalry with theirs. In Arrian in Array against the Alans, Arrian writes that the first four ranks of the formation should
Roman military personal equipment
Roman_military_personal_equipment
Letters written by and to Alexander the Great
is sometimes reported in historical sources, such as Diodorus Siculus, Arrian and Plutarch, but only occasionally do these sources seem to quote such
Letters of Alexander the Great
Letters_of_Alexander_the_Great
Area of study on military commander and king
Macedon, as well as some Asian texts. The five main surviving accounts are by Arrian, Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, Quintus Curtius Rufus, and Justin. In addition
Historiography of Alexander the Great
Historiography_of_Alexander_the_Great
Goddess and river in Greek mythology
Natural History 2.231, 31.26–27. Pliny, Natural History 30.149. Compare with Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.27. Plutarch, Alexander 77.2. Pausanias, 8.17.6
Styx
Antony) Marcus Antonius Creticus Mark Antony Manius Aquillius (consul 129 BC) Arrian Lucius Artorius Castus Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul 40 BC) Aulus Atilius
List_of_Roman_generals
Ancient region of the Persian Empire
River (Greek Ἄρ(ε)ιος, this being eponymous to the whole land according to Arrian) and which in antiquity was considered as particularly fertile and, above
Aria_(region)
Macedonian general and regent (355–320 BC)
320 BC when the invasion foundered. According to the 2nd-century historian Arrian, Perdiccas was the son of the Macedonian nobleman Orontes, a descendant
Perdiccas
Bactrian nobleman
Schmitt, Rüdiger. "OXYARTES". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, iii. 28 Arrian, iv. 18-20; Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni,
Oxyartes
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Paterculus Verrius Flaccus Vergil Vitruvius Greek Aelian Aëtius of Amida Appian Arrian Cassius Dio Diodorus Siculus Diogenes Laertius Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Byzantine_Empire
Ancient Greek treatise by Xenophon
work of the same name by Arrian, written as a supplement to Xenophon's, specifically to describe hunting with sighthounds Arrian On Coursing, and Latin
Cynegeticus
Ancient Greek city
Hirschfeld, RE I (1893) s.v. 'Achilleion (2-3)' col. 220. Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 1.12.1. Arrian is here careful not to endorse this romanticizing story
Achilleion_(Troad)
Ancient Iranian nomadic confederation in Central Asia
tigraxaudā as living between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, where Arrian also located the Massagetae. The scholar Marek Jan Olbrycht has also identified
Massagetae
4th-century BC Seleucid queen consort
Empire, Seleucus I Nicator, they married at Susa in 324 BC. According to Arrian, Apama was the daughter of the Sogdian baron Spitamenes. Strabo, on the
Apama
Macedonian general (c. 400 – 330 BC)
expertly formulating the orthodox strategy. For instance, according to Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander, at the Battle of Granicus, Parmenion suggested delay
Parmenion
King of Macedonia, Antipatrid dynasty
stood out amongst the Diadochi in his hostility to Alexander's memory. Arrian later reported that he could not pass a statue of Alexander without feeling
Cassander
4th-century BC Persian military general
Rheomithres and Petenes, and faced the Thessalians, which according to Arrian did heavy damage to the Persians. The scarcity of the details regarding
Niphates_(Persian_general)
Greek historian (c. 375 BC – 301 BC)
which may not all be faithful to the original. His work was largely used by Arrian. Plutarch also used him as a reference. N. G. L. Hammond (13 August 2007)
Aristobulus_of_Cassandreia
Ancient tribe in the western Caucasus
subject of a controversy. They are first attested in the works of Pliny, Arrian and Memnon of Heraclea. Historical territories of Heniokhet-Sanikheti(Sanigia)
Sanigs
Ancient Indian people
of Arjuna and nava (young, modern or descended from). Greek chronicler Arrian attests one city which he calls Arigaeum or Arigaeon/Arigaion which commanded
Arjunayanas
Death of the Macedonian king in 323 BC
Alexander ordered his armies to prepare for the march to Babylon. According to Arrian, after crossing the Tigris Alexander was met by Chaldeans, who advised him
Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
Battle won by Macedonia against Sparta, 331 BC
Antipater received aid from Alexander of 3,000 talents to support in what Arrian names the Lacedaemonian (Spartan) War. The final battle, fought near Megalopolis
Battle_of_Megalopolis
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