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Quotation from The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian
“from those statements which differ I have selected that which appears to me the more credible and at the same time the more deserving of record”
The Campaigns of Alexander, Arrian's Preface, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884)
Arrian's statement of method: when his two main sources disagree, he chooses the more credible and worth recording.
Citation: "from those statements which differ I have selected that which appears to me the more credible and at the same time the more deserving of record" — Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, Arrian's Preface, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884). (id the-campaigns-of-alexander-q1)
