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The MouseionArrianThe Anabasis of Alexander

The Anabasis of AlexanderAnabasis

By Arrian. Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀνάβασις · title translated from the Greek

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Kind of writing: History
Written: 1st–2nd c. AD
Length: 86,998 words analysed
Vocabulary: 70% common words
In the library: 1 Greek text, 0 English translations

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Greek textArrian. Flavii Arriani Anabasis Alexandri. Roos, A. G., editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1907.

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