Arrian

ARRIAN

Arrianos (Αρριανος), also Lucius Flavius Arrianus.
Born about 86 in Nicomedia, Bithynia.
Died about 160 in Athens.
Wikipedia: English, French.
Categories: Historical Works, Philosophical Works, Treatises, Miscellanea.

HISTORICAL WORKS

The Expedition of Alexander.
(Αλεξανδρου Αναβασις | Alexandrou Anabasis).
Greek: Egnatius (1535); • Gerbelius (1539); • Vulcanius (1575); • Blankaart (1668); • Gronovius (1704); • Raphel (1757); • Borheck (1792); • Schmieder (1798); • Dübner (1846, ed. 1865); • Geier (1851); • Abicht, vol. 1 and vol. 2 (1871–1875); • Auden (1902; books I–II only); • Roos (1907, ed. 1967).
Latin: Historia de rebus gestis Alexandri Macedonis (Carlo Valgulio, c. 1503); • De rebus gestis Alexandri regis (Bartolomeo Facio, 1508).
English: History of Alexander’s Expedition, vol. 1 and vol. 2 (John Rooke, 1729); • The Anabasis of Alexander, or The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great (Edward Chinnock, 1884); • The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great (John McCrindle, 1893; from IV, 22 to VI, 28; see also 1896); • Anabasis of Alexander, I–IV (Iliff Robson, 1929, ed. 1967; revised by Peter Brunt in 1976) and V–VII (Iliff Robson, 1933, ed. 1966; revised by Peter Brunt in 1983); • The Life of Alexander the Great (Aubrey de Sélincourt, 1958; revised by J. R. Hamilton in 1971 as The Campaigns of Alexander); • The Campaigns of Alexander (Pamela Mensch, 2010); • The Anabasis (Martin Hammond, 2013).
French: Les Faits et conquêtes d’Alexandre le Grand, roi des Macédoniens (Claude Witart, 1581); • Les Guerres d’Alexandre (Nicolas Perrot d’Ablancourt, 1646); • Histoire des expéditions d’Alexandre, vol. 1, vol. 2 and vol. 3 (Pierre Chaussard, 1802; see also 1835); • L’Anabase d’Alexandre le Grand (Pierre Savinel, 1984); • Anabase d’Alexandre, I–II (Paul Goukowsky, 2022).

India.
(Ινδικη | Indikê).
Greek: Egnatius (1535); • Gerbelius (1539); • Vulcanius (1575); • Blankaart (1668); • Gronovius (1704); • Raphel (1757); • Schmieder (1798); • Dübner (1846, ed. 1865); • Hercher (1854); • Müller (1855); • Roos (1928, ed. 1968).
Latin: Indici commentarii (Carlo Valgulio, c. 1503); • De rebus gestis Alexandri regis liber octavus (Bartolomeo Facio, 1508; presented as the eighth book of The Expedition of Alexander).
English: Indian History (John Rooke, 1729); • Abstract from the First Seventeen Chapters of Arrian’s Indian History and The Voyage of Nearchus (William Vincent, 1809; see also The Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, 1797); • The Voyage of Nearchus (John McCrindle, 1879; chapters 18–43 only); • Indica (Iliff Robson, 1933, ed. 1966; revised by Peter Brunt in 1983); • The Indica (Martin Hammond, 2013).
French: Extrait de ce qu’il y a de plus curieux dans le Livre des Indes (Nicolas Perrot d’Ablancourt, 1646; excerpts); • L’Inde (Pierre Chantraine, 1927, ed. 1952); • Périple de Néarque en mer Érythrée (Jacques Lacarrière, 1957); • L’Inde (Pierre Savinel, 1984); • Le Voyage d’Alexandre le Grand en Inde (Pascal Charvet, 2002).

After Alexander.
(Τα μετα Αλεξανδρον | Ta meta Alexandron).
This work is lost, but we have a summary of it by Photius.
Greek: Müller (1846, ed. 1865); • Roos (1928, ed. 1968).
English: An Account of the Division of the Empire and Conquests of Alexander after his Death (John Rooke, 1729).
French: Histoire de la succession d’Alexandre (Pierre-Olivier Leroy, 2017).

PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS

Discourses of Epictetus.
(Επικτητου διατριβαι | Epiktêtou diatribai).
Greek: Trincavelli (editio princeps, 1535); • Schenkl (1894).
English: The Discourses of Epictetus (Elizabeth Carter, 1758; see also 1807, books I–II and III–IV); • The Discourses of Epictetus (Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1865; revision of Elizabeth Carter; see also 1890, books I–II and III–IV); • Discourses of Epictetus (George Long, 1877; see also 1906); • Discourses of Epictetus, I–II and III–IV (Percy Ewing Matheson, 1916); • Discourses of Epictetus, I–II and III–IV (William Abbott Oldfather, 1925, ed. 1967, and 1928, ed. 1966); • The Discourses (Robert Dobbin, 2008).
French: Discours philosophiques d’Épictète (Alexandre-Pierre Thurot, 1838); • Les Entretiens d’Épictète (Victor Courdaveaux, 1862; revised in 1882); • Entretiens (Joseph Souilhé, 1950).

Handbook of Epictetus.
(Εγχειριδιον Επικτητου | Egkheiridion Epiktêtou).
Greek: Sabio (editio princeps, 1528); • Haloander (1529); • Trincavelli (1535); • Blankaart (1683); • Schweighäuser (1798; see also the separate edition, 1798); • Schenkl (1894).
Latin: Enchiridion (Agnolo Poliziano, 1497; completed in 1479).
Italian: Manuale di Epitetto (Giacomo Leopardi, 1845; completed in 1825).
English: The Manual of Epictetus (James Sandford, 1567; from the French); • Epictetus His Manual (John Healey, 1610); • The Philosophy of Epictetus (John Davies, 1670; from Boileau’s French translation); • Epicteti Enchiridion (Ellis Walker, 1692; verses); • Epictetus His Enchiridion (George Stanhope, 1694); • Epictetus His Morals (anonymous, 1702); • The Porch and Academy Opened, or Epictetus’s Manual (anonymous, 1707; verses); • A Collection of Twenty-Four Choice Morals on Various Subjects (anonymous, 1731; partial); • The Enchiridion (Elizabeth Carter, 1758; see also 1807); • The Enchiridion (Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1865; revision of Elizabeth Carter; see also 1890); • The Encheiridion, or Manual (George Long, 1877; see also 1906); • The Encheiridion of Epictetus (Thomas Rolleston, 1881); • The Enchiridion of Epictetus (Thomas Talbot, 1881; verses); • Manual of Epictetus (Percy Ewing Matheson, 1916); • The Encheiridion of Epictetus (William Abbott Oldfather, 1928, ed. 1966); • Enchiridion (Robert Dobbin, 2008).
French: Le Manuel d’Épictète (Antoine Du Moulin, 1538; see also 1544 and 1558); • La Doctrine d’Épictète, stoïcien (André Rivaudeau, 1567, ed. 1914); • Le Manuel d’Épictète (Guillaume Du Vair, 1600); • Les Propos d’Épictète (Jean Goulu, 1609); • La Morale d’Épictète (Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, 1653); • L’Enchiridion d’Épictète, ou L’Abrégé de sa philosophie (Gilles Boileau, 1655; revised in 1657); • Le Manuel ou l’Enchiridion d’Épictète (Nicolas Cocquelin, 1688); • Les Caractères d’Épictète (Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde, 1700; see also 1758); • Le Manuel du philosophe (Michel Mourgues, 1702); • Manuel d’Épictète, vol. 1 and vol. 2 (André Dacier, 1715; see also 1790); • Manuel d’Épictète (Jacques-André Naigeon, 1782; revision of Dacier); • Manuel d’Épictète (Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre de Villebrune, 1783); • Manuel d’Épictète (François de Pommereul, 1783; revised in 1823); • Manuel d’Épictète (Gabriel Brotier, 1793); • Manuel d’Épictète (Armand-Gaston Camus, 1796, ed. 1798); • Manuel d’Épictète (M. Pillot, 1814); • Manuel d’Épictète (Émile Chédieu, 1847); • Manuel d’Épictète (Louis-François Cordier, 1854); • Manuel d’Épictète (Henri Joly, 1874); • Manuel d’Épictète (Jean-François Thurot, 1874); • Manuel d’Épictète (Jean-Marie Guyau, 1875); • Manuel d’Épictète (Auguste Julien, 1879); • Manuel d’Épictète (Pierre Commelin, 1908, ed. 1919); • Manuel d’Épictète (Théodore Colardeau, 1920); • Manuel d’Épictète (Mario Meunier, 1933); • Manuel d’Épictète (Jean-Michel Flandin, 1945); • Manuel d’Épictète (Marcel Caster, 1950); • Manuel (Joseph Souilhé, 1950); • Manuel d’Épictète (Paul Lemaire, 1957); • Manuel d’Épictète (Raymond Létoquart, 1962); • Manuel d’Épictète (Émile Bréhier, 1962); • Manuel d’Épictète (Martine Lhoste-Navarre, 1987); • Manuel d’Épictète (Emmanuel Cattin, 1997).

TREATISES

Periplus of the Euxine Sea.
(Περιπλους Ευξεινου Ποντου | Periplous Euxeinou Pontou).
Greek: Blankaart (1683); • Müller (1846, ed. 1865); • Hercher (1854); • Müller (1855); • Roos (1928, ed. 1968).
English: Voyage round the Euxine Sea (William Falconer, 1805; edited by Thomas Falconer).
French: Le Périple de la mer Noire (Henry Chotard, 1860); • Périple du Pont-Euxin (Alain Silberman, 1995).

Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (spurious).
(Περιπλους της Ερυθρας Θαλασσης | Periplous tês Eruthras Thalassês).
Greek: Blankaart (1683).
English: The Periplus or Navigation of the Erythrean Sea (William Vincent, 1809; see also The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea, vol. 1 and vol. 2, 1800–1805, and Error in the Translation of the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea in The Classical Journal of December 1814); • Periplûs of the Erythræan Sea (John McCrindle, 1879); • The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea (Wilfred Schoff, 1912); • The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (George Huntingford, 1980).

The Art of Tactics.
(Τεχνη τακτικη | Tekhnê taktikê).
Greek: Schefferus (1664); • Blankaart (1683); • Müller (1846, ed. 1865); • Hercher (1854); • Roos (1928, ed. 1968).
English: Tactical Handbook (James DeVoto, 1993).
French: Tactique (Charles Guischardt, 1758); • L’Art tactique (Pierre-Olivier Leroy, 2017).

Order of Battle against the Alans.
(Εκταξις κατ’ Αλανων | Ektaxis kat’ Alanôn).
Greek: Blankaart (1683); • Müller (1846, ed. 1865); • Hercher (1854); • Roos (1928, ed. 1968).
English: The Expedition Against the Alans (James DeVoto, 1993).
French: Disposition de marche et ordre de bataille contre les Alanes (Charles Guischardt, 1758).

On Hunting.
(Κυνηγετικος | Kunêgetikos).
Greek: Holstenius (1644); • Fritsch (1778); • Schneider (1815); • Blankaart (1683); • Müller (1846, ed. 1865); • Hercher (1854); • Roos (1928, ed. 1968).
English: On Coursing (William Dansey, 1831); • On Hunting (Arthur Phillips and Malcolm Willcock, 1999).
French: Traité de la chasse (Samuel de Fermat, 1690); • Cynégétique (Thya Hillaud [Charles Baconnière de Salverte], 1909); • Traité de la chasse (Jacques Boulenger and Jean Plattard, 1912); • Cynégétique (Louis L’Allier, 2009).

MISCELLANEA

Fragments.
Greek: Roos (1928, ed. 1968).

Created on 22 October 2022. Updated on 13 November 2022.