Oh, I won't stop building my library while waiting for the Brill book - I simply thought I wouldn't miss a a couple dollars a week if I hid the money away. However, you've now got me wondering whether it is really worth the expense. For example, I was under the impression that there are other fragments of Arrian's Successor histories in Jacoby, from a source or sources other than Photius. On occasion, I do see references in scholarly works to minor sources that I've been unable to find either online or at the library, and I've presumed the quotes can be found in FGrH. But you're right - would it really be worth it to me to spend so much for this information? My opinion is wavering.abm wrote: . . . the fragments of the Alexander historians are translated by Robinson (The History of Alexander the Great) and a translation of the fragmentary Successor histories is on http://www.attalus.org/translate/fgh.html Personally, I would spend my money on the many other interesting and affordable books published in the meantime, instead of saving for an unaffordable Brill-book.
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