Arrianus () was a historian of
ancient Greece
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, who lived at, or shortly after, the time of
Gaius Julius Verus Maximus, and wrote a history of emperor
Maximinus Thrax
Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" () was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Born of Thracian origin – given the nickname ''Thrax'' ("the Thracian") – he rose up through the military ranks, ultimately holding high command in the army of th ...
and the
Gordiani.
It is not improbable that he may be the same as
Lucius Annius Arrianus, who is mentioned as
consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states thro ...
in 243 CE.
['']Historia Augusta
The ''Historia Augusta'' (English: ''Augustan History'') is a late Roman collection of biographies, written in Latin, of the Roman emperors, their junior colleagues, Caesar (title), designated heirs and Roman usurper, usurpers from 117 to 284. S ...
'', ''Maximin. Jan.'' 7, ''Tres Gord.'' 2
References
Ancient Greek historians known only from secondary sources
Greek-language historians from the Roman Empire
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