page_title: Arrian
hierarchical_section_title: Arrian
caption_attribution_description: English: Arrianus of Nikomedeia, cropped version of File:Arrian6.jpg, published on http://philosopedia.org
context_page_description: Arrian of Nicomedia was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period.
  The Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of Alexander the Great. However, more recently, even though modern scholars have generally preferred Arrian to other extant primary sources, this attitude towards Arrian is beginning to change in the light of studies into Arrian's method.
context_section_description: Arrian of Nicomedia (/ˈæriən/; Greek: Ἀρριανός Arrianos; Latin: Lucius Flavius Arrianus; c. 86/89 – c. after 146/160 AD) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period.
  The Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of Alexander the Great. However, more recently, even though modern scholars have generally preferred Arrian to other extant primary sources, this attitude towards Arrian is beginning to change in the light of studies into Arrian's method.
caption: Bust of Arrian
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