Arrian: Alexander the Great

Arrian: Alexander the Great : Selections from Arrian

Accessible translations for GCSE students. The translated extracts in Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian, are linked by commentaries which continue the narrative and discuss points in the text needing explanation.

  • For ages: 12-17
  • Format: Paperback | 116 pages
  • Dimensions: 140 x 217 x 8mm | 145g
  • Publication date: 01 Mar 1982
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publication City/Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 0521281954
  • ISBN13: 9780521281959
  • Bestsellers rank: 122,902

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