Quintus Curtius His History Of The Wars Of Alexander Translated By John Digby Esq Preceded By The Supplement Of John Freinshemius With A Map
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author | : British Museum. Department of Printed Books |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 678 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : English imprints |
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The British Library general catalogue of printed books to 1975
Author | : British Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : English imprints |
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Quintus Curtius His History of the Wars of Alexander. Tr. by J. Digby. to Which Is Prefix'd Freinshemius's Supplement
Author | : Quintus Curtius Rufus |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781018363318 |
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The History of Alexander
Author | : Quintus Curtius Rufus |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2005-04-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0141914343 |
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.
Quintus Curtius: Books I-V
Author | : Quintus Curtius Rufus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Greece |
ISBN | : |
Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (41-54 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 survived--the narrative begins with events in 333 BCE--and 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 historians rely for the career of Alexander the Great.