Anabasis of Alexander & Indica, Books V-VII Indica L269 V 2 (Trans. Brunt) (Greek) Anabasis of Alexander : Books V-VII : Indica

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780674992979
  • 01 januari 1983
  • 500 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Arrian

Arrian, or Lucius Flavius Arrianus, was a Greek born of well-to-do parents at Nicomedia, the capital of the Roman province of Bithynia, probalbly a few years before A.D. 90. His father had been granted Roman citizenship which enabled Arrian to take up his career in the imperial service. In about A.D. 108 he studied philosophy under Epictetus and wrote down his sayings in the Discourses, and a summary of his teachings in a Manual. His imperial advancement was rapid, and in A.D. 129 or 130 he achieved the consulship. But it was his appointment as governor of the border province of Cappadocia a year later which shows how greatly the Emperor Hadrian trusted his undoubted military and administrative abilities. His command included two Roman legions and numerous auxiliary troops, a rare, perhaps unexampled, responsibility for a Greek at that time. In A.D. 134 he drove the invading Alans out of Armenia in a campaign he describes in The Formation against the Alans. He also wrote a Tactical Manual for cavalry, and the Circumnavigation of the Black Sea, an account of the voyage he undertook from Trapezus to Dioscurias in 131-2. He retired or was recalled before the death of Hadrian in 138, and devoted the rest of his life to writing, living at Athens. He became an Athenian citizen and rose to be chief magistrate in 145, which qualified him to become a member of the Areopagus, the chief governing body of Athens. Nothing further is known for certain of his life. The surviving works of Arrian's Athenian period are a handbook, On the Chase, The Campaigns of Alexander in seven books, and the Indica, an account of the voyage of Alexander's fleet form India to the Perisian Gulf.

Samenvatting

The Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian is the best extant account of Alexander the Great’s adult life. A description of India and of Nearchus’ voyage thence, was to be a supplement.



On the march to greatness.

Arrian (Flavius Arrianus), of the period ca. AD 95–175, was a Greek historian and philosopher of Nicomedia in Bithynia. Both a Roman and an Athenian citizen, he was governor of the Roman province of Cappadocia 132–137, and repelled an invasion of the Alani in 134. He retired then to Athens (where he was archon in 148–149) and later to Nicomedia.

Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander in seven books is the best account we have of Alexander’s adult life. Indica (a description of India and of Nearchus’ voyage therefrom) was to be a supplement.

A student of Epictetus, Arrian took notes at his lectures and published them (in eight books, of which we have four, The Discourses) and also the Encheiridion or Manual of Epictetus. Both works are available in the Loeb edition of Epictetus (LCL 131, 218).

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Arrian is in two volumes.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
01 januari 1983
Aantal pagina's
500
Illustraties
Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Arrian
Tweede Auteur
Arrian
Hoofduitgeverij
Loeb

Vertaling

Eerste Vertaler
P. A. Brunt

Overige kenmerken

Editie
Revised Text and Translation
Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
121 mm
Product hoogte
25 mm
Product lengte
178 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
162 mm
Verpakking hoogte
29 mm
Verpakking lengte
162 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
381 g

EAN

EAN
9780674992979

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Studieboek of algemeen
Algemene boeken
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Bindwijze : Hardcover Bekijk alle bindwijzen (2)

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 31 euro en 99 cent.
2 - 3 weken
Verkoop door bol
In winkelwagen
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice

Alle bindwijzen en edities (2)

  • 31,99
    2 - 3 weken Tooltip
  • 27,25
    2 - 3 weken Tooltip

Vaak samen gekocht

  • Anabasis Of Alexander Vol 1
    27,25
    Verkoop door bol

Lijst met gekozen artikelen om te vergelijken

Vergelijk artikelen