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person86–160 CE

Arrian

Disciplines:
philosophy
history
stoicism
ancient history/alexander the great

Summary

Greek historian and student of Epictetus who recorded the Discourses and compiled the Enchiridion — and who also wrote the Anabasis of Alexander, the primary source for Alexander the Great's campaigns.

Core Contribution

Preserved Epictetus's philosophy for posterity — without Arrian's notes, Epictetus's thought would have been lost entirely, since Epictetus wrote nothing himself — making Arrian the Plato to Epictetus's Socrates.

Notable Works & Achievements

Discourses of Epictetus

Enchiridion

Anabasis of Alexander

Historical Influences

Epictetus Thucydides

Intellectual Lineage

Nicomedia BithyniaRome Athens Cappadocia

Contemporaries & Peers

Epictetus Marcus Aurelius

Minds Influenced

Stoic tradition Jonathan Bi

Intellectual Posterity

Discourses of Epictetus Enchiridion Anabasis of Alexander

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