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Quintus Curtius
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Historiae (Latin, Hardcover)
Quintus Curtius Rufus; Edited by Carlo M Lucarini
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Q. Curtius Rufus (1st century CE) is one of the most important
historians of Alexander the Great. However, existing editions in
use today are philologically unsatisfactory for a number of
reasons, and the aim of this work is to present a sounder text.
This edition is the first to pay adequate attention to the second
family of manuscripts, as well as placing the conjectures of the
respective philologists in their correct context.
Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the
first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of
Claudius (4154 CE), wrote a history of Alexander the Great in 10
books in clear and picturesque style for Latin readers. The first
two books have not survivedour narrative begins with events in 333
BCEand there is material missing from books V, VI, and X. One of
his main sources is Cleitarchus who, about 300 BCE, had made
Alexander's career a matter of marvellous adventure.
Curtius is not a critical historian; and in his desire to
entertain and to stress the personality of Alexander, he elaborates
effective scenes, omits much that is important for history, and
does not worry about chronology. But he does not invent things,
except speeches and letters inserted into the narrative by
traditional habit. 'I copy more than I believe', he says. Three
features of his story are narrative of exciting experiences,
development of a hero's character, and a disposition to moralise.
His history is one of the five extant works on which we rely for
the career of Alexander the Great.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Quintus Curtius is in two
volumes.
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The History of Alexander (Paperback)
Quintus Curtius Rufus; Introduction by Waldemar Heckel; Notes by Waldemar Heckel; Translated by John Yardley
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Although no other human being has attracted so much speculation, Alexander has remained an enigma. This history of his life provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.
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