Arrian: Periplus Ponti Euxini (Greek Texts)
Arrian: Periplus Ponti Euxini, authored by Arrian and published by Bristol Classical Press on October 16, 2003, presents the Greek text alongside a full introduction, commentary, and facing-page translation. This edition spans 160 pages and is available in English. The work combines elements of a friendly letter and a traditional Greek periplus, detailing Arrian’s official tour of duty around the Black Sea as governor of Cappadocia, while also providing insights into the cultural and political landscape of the early second century.
Readers will find that this volume offers important evidence regarding the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, reflecting Arrian’s unique perspective as a philosopher and historian. The text serves as a valuable resource for those interested in Eastern European history, showcasing the complexities of the region during a pivotal time. Through Arrian’s observations, the book sheds light on the emerging common imperial culture under Emperor Hadrian, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of this historical period.
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This volume contains the Greek text “Periplus Ponti Euxini”, with a full introduction, commentary and facing-page translation. Arrian, the Roman senator, is known as a philosopher and the historian of Alexander. He also enjoyed a sucessful political and military career, and the friendship of Hadrian. Arrian’s text mixes the literary forms of a friendly letter and the traditional Greek periplus, or coastal guide. It describes a tour of duty around the Black Sea undertaken in an official capacity as governor of the frontier province of Cappadocia, and contains important evidence for this crucial corner of the eastern frontier of the Empire. It also affords us an insight into the cultural and political background of the early second century, from a man well placed not only to understand, but also to promote the new common imperial culture being forged by the hellenophile Emperor.
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