Thursday, April 16, 2026

Arrian

 

Arrian (c. 90-173+)

“Many things which reason rejects acquire some colour of probability once you bring a god into the story.”

  • The Campaigns of Alexander (Book 5, section 1) by Arrian, translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt and revised by J. Hamilton. New York; Penguin Classics, 1971.

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