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Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great

By J. E. Atkinson , J. C. Yardley

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2009
ISBN
0199557624, 9780199557622, 0199557632, 9780199557639, 9780191567858
LCC
PA6377.E6 Y37 2009
Open Library ID
OL23683901M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1294583 bytes)
Series
Clarendon Ancient History Series 10
Pages
289\289
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

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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