How did Arrian imitate Xenophon in his account of Alexander the Great?

Arrian, a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, was a dedicated admirer of Xenophon and engaged in systematic literary imitation of his works.12

Regarding his account of Alexander the Great, Arrian titled his seven-book history Anabasis, a choice explicitly made to recall Xenophon’s famous work of the same name. Beyond this titular homage, Arrian’s broader literary project mirrored Xenophon’s career as a man of action and a writer; for instance, Arrian also produced a work on hunting titled Cynegeticus, which served as a direct revision of Xenophon’s own monograph on the topic.1

While Arrian’s Anabasis focuses primarily on military exploits, his emulation of Xenophon reflects his status as a follower of the earlier historian’s multifaceted legacy as a soldier, philosopher, and author.12