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History of Alexander
- Title
- History of Alexander / Quintus Curtius ; with an English translation by John C. Rolfe.
- Author
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 1946.
- [Place of manufacture not identified] : The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group, [date of manufacture not identified]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 2 | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR PA6156 .C87 v. 2 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 1 | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR PA6156 .C87 v. 1 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
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- Description
- 2 volumes : map; 17 cm
- Summary
- 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 marvelous 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 moralize. His history is one of the five extant works on which historians rely for the career of Alexander the Great.
- Series Statement
- Loeb classical library ; 368-369
- Uniform Title
- Historia Alexandri Magni. English & Latin
- Loeb classical library ; 368-369.
- Alternative Title
- Historia Alexandri Magni.
- Subject
- Note
- "General index prepared by Dr. John Rowe Workman": volume 2, pages 561-629.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages xxxii-xxxiv).
- Language (note)
- Latin and English on opposite pages; introduction, notes and summaries in English.
- Contents
- [Volume] 1. Books 1-5 -- [volume] 2. Books 6-10.
- Call Number
- PA6156
- ISBN
- 9780674994058
- 0674994051
- 9780674994072
- 0674994078
- OCLC
- 958833092
- Author
- Curtius Rufus, Quintus, author.
- Title
- History of Alexander / Quintus Curtius ; with an English translation by John C. Rolfe.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 1946.
- Manufacturer
- [Place of manufacture not identified] : The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group, [date of manufacture not identified]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Loeb classical library ; 368-369Loeb classical library ; 368-369.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages xxxii-xxxiv).
- Language
- Latin and English on opposite pages; introduction, notes and summaries in English.
- Added Author
- Rolfe, John Carew, 1859-1943, translator.Workman, John Rowe, 1918-1985, compiler of index.
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR PA6156 .C87