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This book presents a translation, with commentary, of a major Roman
source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. Book 10 of
Curtius' Histories covers the reign of terror and mutiny that
followed upon Alexander's return from India; and offers the fullest
account of the power struggle that began in Babylon immediately
after his death. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius
Rufus (quite probably a Roman Senator of the first century AD), and
his agenda as a historian. John Yardley's translation and the
commentary are designed for the reader without Latin. The
Commentary provides detailed analysis of the historical events of
the crucial period 325-3 BC covered by Curtius, and also tries to
get behind the surface level of meaning to show how Curtius
intended his history to be a text for his time. Curtius' text is
also examined as a literary achievement in its own right.
This book presents a translation, with commentary, of a major Roman
source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. Book 10 of
Curtius' Histories covers the reign of terror and mutiny that
followed upon Alexander's return from India; and offers the fullest
account of the power struggle that began in Babylon immediately
after his death. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius
Rufus (quite probably a Roman Senator of the first century AD), and
his agenda as a historian. John Yardley's translation and the
commentary are designed for the reader without Latin. The
Commentary provides detailed analysis of the historical events of
the crucial period 325-3 BC covered by Curtius, and also tries to
get behind the surface level of meaning to show how Curtius
intended his history to be a text for his time. Curtius' text is
also examined as a literary achievement in its own right.
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