This learned work opens as both a translation and a defense of Arrian's Cynegeticus, a classical treatise on hare-coursing and the greyhound written for devoted sportsmen. It gathers Greek and Roman references, practical notes, and historical commentary to trace the noble Celtic hound from antiquity through late Roman writers such as Gratius, Ovid, Martial, Pollux, Oppian, and Nemesian, then forward through the sparse medieval and Renaissance literature that followed. Along the way, it sur...

Diese Sammlung vereint die bedeutendsten historischen Werke der antiken Welt und bietet einen einzigartigen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Geschichtsschreibung von den Anfängen im klassischen Griechenland bis in die Spätantike. Die enthaltenen Werke zählen zu den wichtigsten Quellen der europäischen Kulturgeschichte und dokumentieren die politischen, militärischen, gesellschaftlichen und geistigen Entwicklungen, die die antike Welt nachhaltig geprägt haben. Zugleich spiegeln sie die En...

Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's account of the man and his achievements is the most reliable we have. Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror.He tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges as a c...

According to Wikipedia: "Arrian of Nicomedia (c. AD c. 86 c. 160) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period. 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. Its title and style are designed to evoke the Anabasis by Xenophon, for which reason Arrian became known by the surname Xenophon after the older author. Arrian's other works include ...

Arrian's history of Alexander the Great is our most complete and reliable account of the world's greatest conqueror. Writing in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century AD, Arrian was a Greek historian, philosopher, and military commander. For this work, also known as “The Anabasis of Alexander,” he had access to many sources which are now sadly lost. Thankfully for us, he cites them by name, weighs their truthfulness and motives, and records what he believes to be the most probable story ...

The Enchiridion and Discourses present the moral philosophy of Epictetus in its most influential forms: the former a compact manual of Stoic practice, the latter a vivid record of classroom exhortation, argument, and correction. Their style is austere yet forceful, combining Socratic questioning, practical analogies, and memorable aphorism. Set within the Roman Imperial Stoic tradition, these works redirect philosophy from speculation toward disciplined judgment, freedom from passion, and ...

The History of Ancient Greece: 20 Essential Books assembles a capacious library of Greek antiquity, joining epic, inquiry, political narrative, geography, biography, mythography, and modern historical interpretation. Its range extends from the imaginative horizons of heroic legend to the contested evidence of war, civic life, athletic culture, and imperial expansion. Foundational accounts of the Persian and Peloponnesian conflicts stand beside reflections on Alexander's world, ancient cust...

The Anabasis of Alexander was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of Hadrian. The Anabasis (which survives complete in seven books) is a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, specifically his conquest of the Persian Empire between 336 and 323 BC.Both the unusual title "Anabasis" (literally "a journey up-country from the sea") and the work's seven-book structure reflect ...

Arrian Epictetus's "Enchiridion & The Discourses of Epictetus" serves as a profound entry point into Stoic philosophy, encapsulating the teachings of the great Stoic philosopher Epictetus as imparted by his devoted student, Arrian. The text combines accessibility with philosophical depth, employing a clear and didactic style that reflects the oral tradition from which Epictetus's teachings emerged. By distilling complex ideas into practical maxims and relatable parables, Arrian provides re...

The Rise and Fall of Greek Civilization: A 20-Volume Anthology assembles an expansive record of the Hellenic world, tracing its emergence, political experiments, imperial conflicts, cultural achievements, and enduring afterlives. Epic, historiography, biography, geography, mythography, and modern historical interpretation coexist here, allowing heroic memory and critical inquiry to illuminate one another. Accounts of war and civic struggle stand beside reflections on religion, education, a...

The Anabasis is by far the fullest surviving account of Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire. It is primarily a military history, reflecting the content of Arrian's model, Xenophon's Anabasis; the work begins with Alexander's accession to the Macedonian throne in 336 BC, and has nothing to say about Alexander's early life (in contrast, say, to Plutarch's Life of Alexander). Nor does Arrian aim to provide a complete history of the Greek-speaking world during Alexander's reign. Arrian'...

Ancient Empires: A 15-Volume Anthology surveys the formation, expansion, administration, and decline of the ancient world's great powers through a capacious range of historical writing. Moving between narrative history, political analysis, military description, documentary-minded reconstruction, and reflective prose, the collection places Greece, Rome, Persia, and the wider Mediterranean in comparative view. Accounts of imperial conquest and civic institutions stand beside searching treatm...