![]() Next, the chronological outline of the events is attached (pp. xxxv-xl) come, although one may wonder if such dispositio – Introduction and the Prefaces – should be not the reverse. xiii-xxviii), and then the two Prefaces (by the Editor, pp. It begins with the Introduction (which should be read together with Appendix R, by J. The book follows the scheme known from the previous Landmark editions. the mystery of Alexander’ death – Appendices O, pp. The great merit of the book lies in a successful reconciling of two goals: while addressed to the general reader, it remains simultaneously interesting for specialists, as it touches upon several detailed topics (e.g. The same can be said of this edition – the new translation by Pamela Mensch deserves high praise and there is no doubt that for students interested in Alexander’s expedition, The Landmark Arrian will become an indispensable tool. Strassler, has proved to be a great success. The idea initiated by the Series Editor, Robert B. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was preceded by the editions of Thucydides in 1996, Herodotus (2007), and Xenophon’s Hellenika in 2009. It is the fourth volume published by Pantheon Books in the Landmark series. Bosworth’s A Historical Commentary on Arrian’s History of Alexander, 1 scholars interested in Alexander the Great and his best (as it is commonly assumed) historian, have been given a new publication which certainly will win the favor of the experts and obtain the status of a ‘classic’. ![]()
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