Arrian

Institutes are quoted by Servius, Boethius, Priscian, &c.; and the Epitome by Arrian is still extant.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Arrian is addressed to the emperor Hadrian, (in Geograph.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

They were so heartened, says Arrian, it was as if they had each drunk every drop that he poured on the ground.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Arrian: Most influential ancient biographer of Alexander, Arrian was born in Bithynia and served the Roman government in important political and military offices in Asia.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

It was, as the historian Arrian says, the answer his heart most desired.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

But the other, from Arrian, says that he drew up his troops facing the river even though there were only a few hours of daylight left.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Mr. Cartledge offers this sobering reflection in his introduction to a sumptuously annotated and lavishly illustrated new edition of "The Campaigns of Alexander" by the Roman historian Arrian.

The Greatest of Them All Tom Holland 2011

The stories go far beyond anything recorded in Arrian and the other ancient historians.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Despite the fact that Arrian lived nearly a half-millennia after the events described in his history he served as consul under the philhellenic Roman emperor Hadrian, he is by far our best and most reliable source for the events that he describes.

The Greatest of Them All Tom Holland 2011

Alexander had thousands of Macedonian and allied soldiers surrounding Thebes including, as Arrian emphasizes, contingents from Plataea, Orchomenus, and Thespiae—three nearby cities that had suffered severely at the hands of the Theban army in the past.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011