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　　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 charismatic leader, Arrian

succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective portrait of a man of

boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of

power.

Extract from the Translator's Preface

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Book One

Book Two

Book Three

Book Four

Book Five

Book Six

Book Seven

Appendix A

Appendix B

Bibliography

Sources

Map of Greece

Map of Alexander's Empire

Map of Asia Minor

Index

　　The details of Arrian's life (c.90AD] are uncertain, though

the shape of it indicates a man of wide and varied talents. He was

governor to the Emperor Hadrian, the author of a number of works of

non-fiction and an Athenian citizen. In 145 he rose tobecome a

chief magistrate of Athens and thereby part of the governing body

of the city. His date of death is not known. De Selincourt was an

acclaimed translator of ancient classics.

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During the night Darius' army kept the same disposition as on the previous day, the reason for maintaining battle sations being their fear of a night attack, added to the fact that their position had no regular defence works. One thing, at this critical moment, told against the Persians, more than anything else: their protracted stand under arms, and the consequent fear, natural enough when lives are at stake, but on this occasion rendered less berable by the fact that it did not come, as it were, in a flash from the moment's crisis, but had been brooded on hour after hour until the spirit was sapped.

Here again, I have nothing but admiration for him: he made no attempt to justify his crime; he never added to his guilt by becoming champion and advocate in his own defence; he quite simply admitted that, being no more than human, he had done wrong.

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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 charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power.