The Campaigns Of Alexander
Arrian
The Campaigns of Alexander
9-23-13
2nd Block
The book called “Arrian- The Campaigns of Alexander” is the book I have chosen to do my report on. I chose this book because it relates to what we have learned in our history class and I have found this book very interesting. In this essay I will inform you about the book, how it relates to important events in world history, and my personal opinions about the book.
The Campaign of Alexander is a book is in a point of view of a man named Arrian. Arrian or also known as Lucius Flavius Arrianus, was a Greek born child a few years before 90 A.D. His father had been granted a Roman citizenship which enabled Arrian to take up his Career in the imperial service. In 108 AD he studied philosophy under Epictetus and wrote down his sayings. Later on he became an Athenian citizen and became a chief magistrate and devoted the rest of his life to writing and living in Athens. While all he did was write books, he wrote seven books and only one of them has been accounted for and it is this book- Arrian The Campaigns of Alexander. When he was in school he was taught the best of literature and rhetoric for the upper class. He created this book to intend that this will be his masterpiece to claim fame. This book is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we now 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 total defeat of Persia and his campaigns through Egypt, India, and Babylon – while establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and was worshipped as a god in his own lifetime. Alexander the Great was
The Campaigns of Alexander
9-23-13
2nd Block
The book called “Arrian- The Campaigns of Alexander” is the book I have chosen to do my report on. I chose this book because it relates to what we have learned in our history class and I have found this book very interesting. In this essay I will inform you about the book, how it relates to important events in world history, and my personal opinions about the book.
The Campaign of Alexander is a book is in a point of view of a man named Arrian. Arrian or also known as Lucius Flavius Arrianus, was a Greek born child a few years before 90 A.D. His father had been granted a Roman citizenship which enabled Arrian to take up his Career in the imperial service. In 108 AD he studied philosophy under Epictetus and wrote down his sayings. Later on he became an Athenian citizen and became a chief magistrate and devoted the rest of his life to writing and living in Athens. While all he did was write books, he wrote seven books and only one of them has been accounted for and it is this book- Arrian The Campaigns of Alexander. When he was in school he was taught the best of literature and rhetoric for the upper class. He created this book to intend that this will be his masterpiece to claim fame. This book is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we now 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 total defeat of Persia and his campaigns through Egypt, India, and Babylon – while establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and was worshipped as a god in his own lifetime. Alexander the Great was