to be the Ancient Greek authority on the subject of hunting with scent hounds. Lucian stated him to be:[17][22], a Roman of the first rank with a life-long attachment to learning, This quality is identified as paideia (), which is the quality considered to be of one who is known as an educated and learned personage, i.e., one who is highly esteemed and important. To which is added, Essay on the study of literature p. 100 footnote 22d, Frontinus and the Curae of the Curator Aquarum (p. 92 footnote 21), p. 51 Arrian on Coursing. However, he also said he drew The second Xenophon not only imitated the ancient Greek in his Cynegeticus but also based his biography of Alexander on the seven books of Xenophon's Anabasis. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. [65][66], Cynegeticus (), [67] translated as A treatise on hunting with hounds, On Hunting, or On Coursing,[68][35] is a work about the Celtic sport of coursing hare with sighthounds, specifically the Celtic greyhounds: in Greek (plural) ouertragoi, in Latin (plural) vertragi. Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror. Penguin UK, Jul 31, 2003 - History - 432 pages. Unfortunately, much of Arrian's works are either lost or in fragments. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). also influenced by Xenophon's Anabasis and Theopompus (376-c. 320, wrote Philippica). A second point is that Arrian choose to write his own Indik in the Ionian dialect. Returns to Tyre. Indica (Ancient Greek: Indik) is the name of a short military history about interior Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent, written by Arrian in the 2nd century CE. Vincent published a commentary in 1797 on The voyage of Nearchus. Marches to Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) in Media (modern NW Iran), continues through Caspian Gates (40 miles E of modern Tehran) into Parthia (modern NE Iran, Khurasan). Arrian is recognized as one of the most renowned authors of the 2nd-century CE Roman Empire for his extensive works on Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE). The Landmark Arrian. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Overall Impression: This is a detailed factual history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great (b. c. 356 and died Arrian also published an Indik, which is essentially an appendix to the Anabasis. After twelve years of hard-fought campaigns, Alexander the Great controlled a vast empire that was bordered by the Adriatic sea to the . Finds provisions in a part of Gedrosia--these are sent to the coast. He intended this work to be his masterpiece, believing Alexander to be a splendid subject AG embarks for a voyage down the Eulaeus R. to the sea, where he The subject of the book is the expedition of Alexander the Great that occurred between 336 and 323 BCE, about 450 years before Arrian. The remaining Mallians surrender, as do the Oxydracae. [Or did he? He drank only because he enjoyed the companionship of his friends, etc. 2 How does Arrian portray Alexander? All rights reserved. AG mistakenly thinks he has found the source of the Nile, since he has seen crocodiles on the Indus Coenus dies. He wrote a second book, partially lost, around 136/7 CE on military tactics, Ars tactica. Related Content In his books, Arrian appears to have a more apologetic approach when writing about Alexander. Arrian Publication date 1971 Topics Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. [28][42][3][43], Three extant fragments are the Vatican Palimpsest (of the 10th century AD), PSI 12.1284 (Oxyrhynchus), and the Gothenburg palimpsest (of the 10th century also), these possibly stemming originally from Photius.[3][16][44]. AG writes Cleomenes in Egypt Tanais/Jaxartes river. Each of the authors wrote Alexander as a noble and just person, highlighting his good deeds and actions. [16][7][95][14][96], Nicholas Blancard made translations of Arrian in 1663 and 1668. AG orders that men with half-breed children leave these behind to avoid trouble at home--he promises to bring them home later. It is certain, however, that in this book, he claimed to have been the commander of the fleet, which was not true and caused admiral Nearchus to write an account of his own. For a period, some time about 126 AD, he was a friend of the emperor Hadrian's, who appointed him to the Senate. He also attacks Sambus (Sambos) and continues to plunder the land. 08 Jun 2023. Scholars have generally preferred Arrian to other extant primary sources, though this attitude has changed somewhat in light of modern studies into Arrian's method. License. The author concludes with frank adulation: AG was "the great King with his unparalleled worldly success, the undisputed monarch of two continents" "Never in all the world was there another like him, and therefore I cannot but feel that some power more than human was concerned in his birth" "I am not ashamed to express ungrudging admiration. It was written during the resurgence of Greek literature that began in the era of the accession in 117 CE of the philhellenic emperor Hadrian--the era also included the writers Appian, Pausanias, Galen, & Lucian. Aristobulus may have lived in Alexandria, published his memoirs of the Persian campaign at the age of eighty-four, and died at Cassandria in Macedonia after 301. Initially he complies but later changes his mind. 321).[98]. Lucius Flavius Arrianus, commonly known as Arrian (86 - c. 160 CE) was a Greek historian, philosopher, and statesman from Nicomedia, capital of the Roman province of Bithynia. The author is doubtful Amazons still existed by this date, since Xenophon never mentions them, but he does feel they once existed. Deploying a Roman Army: The Ektaxis kat' Alann of Arrian, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. His main sources were Ptolemy I son of Lagus (future king of Egypt, writings are non-extant) and Aristobulus (Greek engineer, non-extant), In it, he offered advice to other Roman commanders on methods essential in fighting against nomads. The men decide it is time to go back. Cleitus in a state of drunkenness belittled and criticized AG, and 312, & SYME 1958, ibid.). https://www.worldhistory.org/Arrian/. in response AG struck him dead also probably while drunk (which the author deprecates). AG takes offence, The Mallians are slaughtered, not even sparing women and children. Subsequent "Pages conspiracy" in which the page Hermolaus plots AG's murder after he has been humiliated. It has been accepted for inclusion in Young Historians Conference by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. This page was last edited on 19 May 2023, at 23:34. He goes without food for days. Plutarch writes in the prologue of his Life of Alexander/Life of Julius Caesar: This is a good description of what Plutarch has to offer. Aristobulus was probably one of the friends of Alexander's father Philip and accompanied Alexander on his war in the East. AG gives a speech to A sacred delegation from Greece recognizes his deity. Arrian seems to believe that he wrote later than Aristobulus (Anab. only that his successor is to be "the best man". For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). He founds yet another town of Alexandria. Wasson, Donald L.. Scythian sends Cassius Dio called him Flavius Arrianus Nicomediensis. But AG has himself carried down the Hydraotes so his men can see he is still alive. Arrian also wrote a companion piece - the seven-book Indica - discussing the travels of Nearchus' march from India to Susa. Gaza falls 332. A few months later, Ptolemy managed to obtain Alexander's dead body (320), which was interred in Mamphis and, later, in Alexandria. title in Greek is Anabasis Alexandrou [4], The Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of Alexander the Great. but also comments on his own heroism: "There is no part of my body but my back which has not a scar" It seems to have consisted of two parts: the first half contained a description of India's borders, size, rivers, population, castes, animals - especially elephants -, armies and customs; the second half described Nearchus' voyage home. Their right breasts were smaller [13][28][29][30], This work is the earliest extant work that is dated with any confidence. Among these was Arrian, a Greek writer and intellectual who became a top administrator in the Roman empire, and who wrote one of the most important accounts of Alexander that survives from . Phillips, A.A., and M.M. AG is sick in Tarsus (Cilicia). More recent descriptions of India are quoted by several Christian authors and Arrian's younger contemporary Philostratus, but Arrian chose to ignore these recent sources because they were written in "Koin-Greek", which was considered ugly in the second century CE. Darius is near, with army reinforced by Sogdians, Bactrians, and Indians. Troops begin to mutiny, hate the rain, resist going further into India. This work was perhaps based on the Royal Diary that is quoted by several authors who describe the death of Alexander (text). In his own age, he was immensely popular because he was able to explain philosophical discussions to non-philosophical readers, Greek and Roman alike. Portland State University, Privacy However, his days in politics and rapid rise through the cursus honorum came as a result of his close friendship with the emperors Trajan (98-117 CE) and Hadrian. Modern historians use the work as a means of recovering Arrians major sources, Ptolemy I and Aristobulus. In 108 CE he traveled to Nicopolis, capital of the Roman province of Epirus, to study with the Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 50 - c. 130 CE). Last modified November 30, 2020. Therefore, they share the same chronology and mention the same officials. Roxane already. World History Encyclopedia. into Babylon. AG returns to Babylon. Visits tomb of Sardanapalus (Sennacherib) in Anchialus in Assyria. AG replaces his exhausted horses at Marakanda (capital of Sogdiana, modern Samarcand, now in Turkistan). Rest at capital city of Gedrosia. insists on the need to know when to stop. Image via Wikipedia Third in a series of weekly conversations between historians James Romm [JR] and Paul A. Cartledge [PC], editor and introduction-author, respectively, of the new Landmark. Author The Discourses are also known as Diatribai and are apparently a verbatim recording of Epictetus' lectures. attained in Asia. A unifying psychological concept, like Cleitarchus' idea that Alexander's success corrupted him or Aristobulus' pothos-motif (below), seems to have been absent: in Ptolemy's view, Alexander had been a rational expansionist. who said "every man can possess only so much of the earth's surface as this we are standing on", and also the tale of Diogenes the Cynic delegation--this is controversial. transporting them break into the provisions. a pardon from his former crimes if he discharges this duty properly. Selected notes and impressions (extracted from the book commentary and from Alan Rawn lectures and notes): Bessus crosses the Oxus (Amu-Darya) River and retreats to Sogdiana. The His other works include "Discourses" and "Encheiridion" ("Handbook"), both about the teachings of Epictetus, "The Formation against the Alans", "Circumnavigation of the Black Sea", "Tactical Manual", "On the Chase" ("Cygneticus"), "Indica", "Events after Alexander", "Parthian History", and "History of Bithynia". Arrian. AG is driven by "pothos", And when a drunken Alexander killed Clitus, Aristobulus says that it was Clitus' own mistake. The Enchiridion is apparently a summary of the Discourses. [51][52], Indica is a work on a variety of things pertaining to India, and the voyage of Nearchus in the Persian Gulf. I was vaguely aware that Arrian wrote some time after Alexander's death, but hadn't mentally placed it . In his introduction to The Campaigns of Alexander, historian J. R. Hamilton wrote that " Arrian's portrait is more than the sum of his sources; for he possesses a distinct personality of his own which we can detect most clearly in his attitude to religion and morals" (27). Egypt,Babylonia, Persis,Media,Bactria, thePunjab, and the valley of theIndus. But Coenus's speech asks to set limits on further conquest, AG reaches the Indian Ocean and celebrates the occasion with sacrifices of bulls. It is likely that the motif of pothos was introduced to the Alexander literature by Aristobulus. One thing is certain: Callisthenes did not object to Alexander's claim to be the son of Zeus. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/Arrian/. After Hadrians death (138) Arrian retired to Athens, where about 145 he held the office of archon (judicial magistrate) and occupied himself with his literary work. (An example can be found here.) Nabarzanes surrenders to AG. AG crosses He continues to the "Tanais" river. In 329, he was recalled and brought reinforcements to Alexander, who was in Bactria. Plans to cross the Hyphasis R. But a Syrian woman predicts the plot and it is foiled. Flash flood. Scythians defeated. Arrian was a Greek who served the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a governor and (perhaps) as a general; after he retired, he specialised in writing military histories. [46][56][57][58][59][60][61][62], Another translation of the title is Ars tactica, which, in Greek, is . AG continues into Hyrcania (modern N. Iran). A Roman perspective of Alexander, typically favourable. There is some indication that he died around 160 CE, but that cannot be verified. The Campaigns (Anabasis) of Alexander -- Historiography, Arrian. AG is wounded by an arrow in the leg by local natives. Omissions? (in which proskynesis is appropriate) versus mere mortals, etc. Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures of all time. forcibly subdue local populations along the way. The fact that he was priest in Delphi will no doubt have improved his popularity. Last update: 12 November 2022 During the campaign, Callisthenes' main duty was to write the Deeds of Alexander, but he was also sent on scientific missions. Arrian of Nicomedia (/rin/; Greek: Arrianos; Latin: Lucius Flavius Arrianus;[2] c.86/89 c.after 146/160 AD)[3][4] was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander, and philosopher of the Roman period. Writing in the form of a series of letters to Emperor Hadrian, Arrian spoke of his findings in 25 books entitled Periplus Ponti Euxini. It is not clear what happened to Callisthenes: Aristobulus and Ptolemy, officers who were present and wrote histories of the campaign, gave different accounts - he either died in prison or was crucified. Arrian was also known of by Aulus Gellius. His model was Xenophon's Anabasis. The histories of Alexander's campaigns written by his contemporaries have not survived intact1; it is, therefore, a matter of special concern to every student . AG has pothos to visit the shrine of Ammon (Zeus to the Greeks) in Libyan desert at the oasis of Siwah 400 miles west of Thebes. The Anabasis of Alexander (Greek: , Alexndrou Anbasis; Latin: Anabasis Alexandri) was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of Hadrian. Arrian. Accessibility Statement > Darius 323) written by a somewhat uninspiring writer. Darius again flees to Media, but AG captures his treasures and chariot, shield, and bow. The author' name in transliterated Greek is: Loukios Phlaouios Arrianos, the It was published as a unity, which can be shown from the fact that it consistently portrayed Alexander's right hand man Parmenion as overprudent. Spitamenes is leading attack III of the invasion of Macedonia and Greece in past history by the Persians, says he is now the King of all Asia. He may lack the profundity of Augustine - the most influential philosopher in the early Middle Ages - and the acumen of Aristotle - considered the master of all intellectuals of the late Middle Ages -, but the sage of Chaeronea is an excellent writer and from the Renaissance to the present day, his 227 moral treatises have found a larger audience than any other ancient philosopher. First of many times Callisthenes gives a speech contrasting honoring the gods He creates more resentment in his men at Opis when he It is a writing addressed to Emperor Hadrian. Darius is arrested by Nabarzenes, Bessus and Barsaentes. The Indik is now lost, but its contents are well-known from several sources, especially the Indik by Arrian. He wanted to write a factual account free of mythology and romance. Web. The work on Alexander was Arrian's masterpiece and remains an excellent source of information for anyone interested in the life and times of one of the greatest military leaders in history. > AG responds (a forgery?) It is not clear when the book of Deeds of Alexander was published, but secondary authors do not quote it to describe the events after 329, and it is possible that Callisthenes considered the death of Bessus, the last leader of the Persians, to be a fitting climax of his history: after all, Alexander had now conquered the whole of Persia, had reached the Jaxartes, had founded Alexandria Eschat, and seemed to have triumphed after exactly five years of fighting. AG has dysentery. He launches naval actions against the Arabs along the coast. For example, it contained many allusions to Homer's Iliad, a calculation of the date of the fall of Troy (exactly thousand years before Alexander's visit to the sacred city), and references to towns mentioned by Homer and visited by Alexander. (ref. After his term as a consul, he was appointed by Emperor Hadrian as governor/legate of the northern Asia Minor province of Cappadocia, serving from 131 to 137 CE. [53][54][55][20], Written 136/137 AD (in the 20th year of Hadrian[31]), Techne Taktike is a treatise on Roman cavalry and military tactics, and includes information on the nature, arms and discipline of the phalanx. and on to Scythian territory or to Sicily and Italy and/or maybe into the Black Sea. youths dressed in the Macedonian battle-dress, and includes foreign mounted troops in the regiments of his Companions, even puts foreigners in command over some of his men. Home Marching resumes, now toward Euphrates 331. [Scythians were ancient nomadic peoples who lived in the steppes of Asia N and NE of the Black Sea and E of the Aral Sea according to one source--the current text's map also shows them east of the Aral.] It is known that his family was considered wealthy and his father was a Roman citizen, although it is unknown when and from whom he received his citizenship. AG goes to Babylon, restores temple of Marduk (Bel), continues to Susa (in Persia--Susa is Biblical Shushan, near modern Dezful in SW Iran), captures many treasures. Some Rights Reserved (2009-2023) under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license unless otherwise noted. someday in Babylon (though he of course will have already died on the funeral pyre). is no longer willing to show an open-hearted manner to his men, and gives an insulting speech after executing the ringleaders of the rebellion. World History Encyclopedia. Sometimes, he condemns aspects of the conqueror's behavior, but as a whole, he is positive about Alexander's achievements. AG crossing the Danube, attacks on Getae (the Romans later called them Dacians). Indica. The author relates the story of the murder of Cleitus 328 BCE by AG in Marakanda. Ptolemy was born in 367 and was a youth friend of Alexander. Near Babylon, he is met by -- Influence, Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion (359-323 B.C.) Eventually he pulls out of his grief and launches an attack against the Cossaeans. He is eager to pass knowledge on to his students. inspire them up, promising to conquer all of Asia. Books The author lists AG's best features: personal beauty, endurance, intellect, bravery, strict observance of religious duties, hunger for fame, temperance [except in alcohol? The starving men February 24, 2023. 7 When did Arrian fall into his pupillage Lucian? While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. He develops a fever, and is soon gravely ill. All that is known about the life of Epictetus is due to Arrian, in that Arrian left an Encheiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus' philosophy. Alexander the Great (*356; r. 336-323):theMacedonianking who defeated his Persian colleagueDarius III Codomannusand conquered theAchaemenid Empire. are reconciled, and a reconciliation banquet is held. In the fourth place, Ptolemy concentrated on the war; there are no indications that his memoirs contained digressions. also his sister), mother, and son are captured but treated compassionately. He was only the second Greek ever to be named governor of a Roman province. Bessus is captured and executed. himself marries Barsine (Stateira, Darius III's eldest daughter), despite having Monsoon blows some of the ships apart. AG divides his Companions into two divisions led by Hephaestion son of Amyntor and Cleitus son of Dropidas, also promotes Ptolemy son of Lagus. [76][77], Ektaxis kata Alanon ( ) is a work of a now fragmentary nature; the title is translated as Deployment against the Alani or The order of battle against the Alans or referred to simply as Alanica. Quotations are for the most part taken from that work, as Lucius Flavius Arrian us, commonly known as Arrian (86 - c. 160 CE) was a Greek historian, philosopher, and statesman from Nicomedia, capital of the Roman province of Bithynia. An author who had used this word, could leave Alexander's behavior during battles and sieges and his drinking habits unexplained. Updates? [78][79][80][54][81][82][83][84], Within the work, Arrian explicitly identified the particular means of pursuing warfare as being based on Greek methods. 15. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/younghistorians/2020/papers/15 This Event is brought to you for free and open access. a Greek word representing irresistible longing, yearning, or compulsion. who all acknowledge his sovereignty over all of Asia. Like Cleitarchus, who stands at the beginning of the "vulgate" tradition, Arrian tried to give some sort of assessment of Alexander, but his opinion is the opposite of Cleitarchus', who had presented the Macedonian king as a young prince who had been corrupted by his constant success. He returns to the Oxus R. Spitamenes has joined up forces with the Massagetae (who had defeated and killed Cyrus the Great). ]died c. 160, Athens? Arrian joined the army, was stationed in Bavaria, must have visited Germania, and took part in the Parthian war of the emperor Trajan (114-117). Plot by Philotas against AG life--Philotas is executed, along with his prestigious father Parmenio. After returning to his capital, he would order a new channel be dug surrounding the civilian settlement outside the fort, protecting the harbor. The second Xenophon not only imitated the ancient Greek in his. Sources provide similar dates for his birth, within a few years prior to 90, 89, and 8590 AD. [7][15][28][38][35], JB Stockdale considered that Arrian wrote eight books of which four were lost by the Middle Ages and the remaining ones became the Discourses. [Greece]), Greek historian and philosopher who was one of the most distinguished authors of the 2nd-century Roman Empire. He was the author of a work describing the campaigns of Alexander the Great. The Anabasis (which survives complete in seven books) is a history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, specifically his conquest of the Persian Empire between . H.H. It caused dire injury to the Albanian territory and Media, and then involved Armenia and Cappadocia; after which, as the Alani were not only persuaded by gifts from Vologaesus, but also stood in dread of Flavius Arrianus, the governor of Cappadocia, it came to a stop. He concludes: "None of these things, I say, can make a man happy, unless he can win one more victorythe victory over himself". That would explain why we have detailed information about chronology and appointments. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. to the west to the Persian Gulf. However, we can perhaps be a little bit more precise. the Hydraotes [Ravi], and the Hyphasis [Beas], etc. on, or is thought to have drawn on, the Ephemerides (diaries of the campaigns mostly by Eumenes--non-extant), Alexander's Alexander is seen as both a great leader and conqueror, a man with boundless ambition. Author digresses to provide a moral view condemning the excessive severity of this punishment, and criticizes AG for adopting eastern extravagance in dress, etc. March from Oria to Pura takes 60 days, and many of his men and animals die along the way. Pharnabazus takes over in Ionia after Memnon's death. His sincere interest in Alexander and his men as human beings makes the Life the most readable of all publications on the Macedonian king - both ancient and modern. Fleet exercises. Onesicritus is not heard of during the first half of Alexander's campaign and makes his first appearance in our sources in 326, when he translated the conversation between Alexander and the Indian sages at Taxila. His oeuvre consists of biographies and moral treatises, although his biographies are in fact moral treatises too: he describes the careers of a Greek and a Roman, and compares them to understand certain character traits. He says his father had found them vagabonds, etc. Whether it was before, during, or after his retirement, Arrian never denied the influence of Xenophon as well as the Greek historians Herodotus (c. 484 - 425/413 BCE) and Thucydides (c. 460/455 - 399/398 BCE) in his books. Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander (Book III, Chapter 15) Alexander, who was in hot pursuit of . At Ecbatana, Hephaestion dies, and AG exhibits inconsolable grief. It is the wrong time of year for Nearchus to launch the ocean voyage Diodorus What did Arrian write? In a comparison of the contents of the Enchiridion with the Discourses, it is apparent that the former contains material not present within the latter, suggesting an original lost source for the Enchiridion. It is a tribute to the quality of these works and their author, that modern scholarship usually follows Arrian, who personifies the "good" tradition, and adds details from the authors of the "vulgate" tradition. The most important theme (one might say: Plutarch's vision on Alexander's significance in world history) is that he brought civilization to the barbarians and made them human; Alexander is, so to speak, a practical philosopher, who improves mankind in a rather unusual but effective way. His soldiers wish to see him and pass by as he lies speechless. The World History Encyclopedia logo is a registered trademark. The writing is about the successors of Alexander the Great, circa 323 321 or 319. This is the only defeat AG had ever suffered. Divine guidance by snakes leading the army. World History Publishing is a non-profit company registered in the United Kingdom. III allegedly entrusts his throne to AG. 15, The Campaigns of Alexander: How Arrians Character of Alexander Influences How He is Portrayed in Writing, Peyton M. Myers, Ulysses S. Grant High SchoolFollow, Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity | Ancient Philosophy, Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C.) They begin their withdrawal to the Hydraotes and on to the Acesines and Hydaspes. in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, Sage and Emperor: Plutarch, Greek Intellectuals, and Roman Power in the Time of Trajan (98117 A.D.) (p. 48), Arrian: The Discourses of Epictetus Special Edition (p. vii). Description. Campaign in Thrace against Triballians and Illyrians. We contribute a share of our revenue to remove carbon from the atmosphere and we offset our team's carbon footprint. He promises Cleomenes AG reaches So, our sources mention that Alexander was longing to cross the Danube, untie the legendary knot at Gordium, found an Egyptian city, go to the oracle of Ammon, visit Nysa, capture Aornus, sail the Ocean, or see the Persian Gulf. to 323 B.C. [69][70][71][72][73][74][75], The work was inspired by and designed as an addition to the an earlier exposition made by Xenophon, whom Arrian recognised In the second half of his reign, he had to find a way to rule his newly conquered countries. His hat blows off, an omen. They are now lost, but were used by secondary authors like Cleitarchus and Ptolemy, who are at the beginning of the "vulgate" and the "good" tradition. 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