Arrian S History Of Alexander S Expedition

Arrian's History of Alexander's Expedition is a classic work of historical literature that recounts Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire in the 4th century BCE. The text provides a detailed account of Alexander's military campaigns and his interactions with the peoples and cultures he encountered, while also offering insights into ancient Greek and Persian history and society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 edition. Excerpt: ... Arrian's History of Alexander's expedition Arrian TO THE KING. Sir, True history, like a faithful mirror, gives princes, as well as private men, an exact representation of the transactions of past ages; but if partiality infatuates the historian, or prejudice overbalances his judgment, his images appear monstrous and unnatural, and we lose the only benefit we hoped to reap from his labours. The story I now presume to lay at your Majesty's feet, is no less than the fall of the vast Persian empire, and the establishment of the Grecian upon its ruins. No period of time was ever more famous: no general ever pushed his conquests so far in so short a time, nor over-run so many countries with so small a force. None had a more numerous race of writers, to recommend his acts to posterity; but the greatest part of their compositions was either panegyric or satire; for none durst write the truth concerning him while he lived, and few seem to have had an inclination to it after his death. These, and the like considerations, moved our author to undertake this History, wherein he has drawn a more natural and lively portraiture of him than any of the rest, and painted his vices, as well as his virtues, in their proper colours. This, added to his judiciousness and impartiality, has gained him so high an esteem in the world, that the greatest princes, in different ages, have deigned him their protection. Hadrian and Antonine, the emperor Sigismond, Alphonsus king of Aragon, and Cosmus the late duke of Tuscany, are instances of this. They all approved and patronized his works; and I flatter thyself, that if the present I now offer foil of your Majesty's acceptance, it must be on account of the unworthiness of him who offers it