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Arrian

89 - 175

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Lucius Flavius Arrianus (altgriechisch Άρριανός Arrianós, deutsch Arrian [von Nikomedien]; * um 85–90 in Nikomedeia in Bithynien; † nach 145/146) war ein griechischsprachiger römischer Politiker und Geschichtsschreiber. Er verfasste ein Geschichtswerk über Alexander den Großen, das den Titel Anabasis trägt, eine Monographie über Indien sowie eine Diadochengeschichte. Er gilt hinsichtlich der Ereignisgeschichte als zuverlässigster der Alexanderhistoriker, wenngleich er in der neueren Forschung teilweise kritischer betrachtet wird. Neben anderen Werken, darunter einer Geschichte des Partherreichs (Parthika), gab Arrian zudem in zwei philosophischen Schriften das Denken seines Lehrers, des Stoikers Epiktet, wieder. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). Arrian is the 23rd most popular historiker (up from 25th in 2024), the 153rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 144th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Historiker.

Arrian is most famous for his work, "The Campaigns of Alexander," which is an account of the military conquests of Alexander the Great.

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Among Historikers

Among historikers, Arrian ranks 23 out of 561. Before him are Mircea Eliade, Cassius Dio, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Manetho, William of Tyre, and Leopold von Ranke. After him are Fernand Braudel, Joannes Zonaras, Arnold J. Toynbee, Bede, Johan Huizinga, and Ibn Kathir.

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Among people born in 89, Arrian ranks 1. After him is Sindae of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 175, Arrian ranks 1. After him are Avidius Cassius, and Faustina the Younger.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Arrian ranks 153 out of 1,347. Before him are Apelles (-370), Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Basil I (811), Attalus I (-269), and Constans II (630). After him are Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Nikephoros I (760), Pope John V (635), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), and Şehzade Cihangir (1531).

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Among Historikers In Türkiye

Among historikers born in Türkiye, Arrian ranks 4. Before him are Herodotus (-484), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), and Cassius Dio (155). After him are Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Niketas Choniates (1155), Libanius (314), Ephorus (-400), Eutropius (320), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349).

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