History of Alexander Curtius Rufus QuintusPaperback
History of Alexander Curtius Rufus QuintusPaperback 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),…
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History of Alexander Curtius Rufus QuintusPaperback
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. 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. The first two books have not survived--our narrative begins with events in 333 BCE--and there is material missing from books V, VI, and X.
'I copy more than I believe', he says. But he does not invent things, except speeches and letters inserted into the narrative by traditional habit. Three features
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