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Arrian

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Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: Ἀρριανός Arrianos; Latin: Lucius Flavius Arrianus; c. 86/89 – c. after 146/160 AD) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander, and philosopher of the Roman period. The Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of Alexander the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arrian has received more than 674,390 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Arrian is the 28th most popular historian (up from 31st in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 187th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Historian.

Arrian is most famous for his work, "The Campaigns of Alexander," which is an account of the military conquests of Alexander the Great.

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  • 47

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  • 9.59

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Arrian ranks 28 out of 339. Before him are Leopold von Ranke, Johan Huizinga, Saxo Grammaticus, Jacob Burckhardt, Bede, and Marc Bloch. After him are Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Ibn Kathir, Eric Hobsbawm, Hippolyte Taine, Jacques Le Goff, and Edward Gibbon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 89, Arrian ranks 1. After him is Sindae of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 175, Arrian ranks 1. After him are Faustina the Younger and Avidius Cassius.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Arrian ranks 164 out of 1,301. Before him are Gülfem Hatun (1500), Constans II (630), Isaac II Angelos (1155), Thecla (100), Constantine V (718), and Michael I Rangabe (770). After him are Clement of Ohrid (840), Evliya Çelebi (1611), Abdullah Gül (1950), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Al-Battani (858), and Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297).

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Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, Arrian ranks 4. Before him are Herodotus (-484), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), and Cassius Dio (155). After him are Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Niketas Choniates (1155), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Libanius (314), Eutropius (320), Ephorus (-400), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349).

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