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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog alternative "Historia Alexandri Magni. English & Latin".
- catalog contributor b2075348.
- catalog contributor b2075349.
- catalog contributor b2075350.
- catalog contributor b2075351.
- catalog contributor b2075352.
- catalog created "1946.".
- catalog date "1946".
- catalog date "1946.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1946.".
- catalog description ""Bibliographical note": v. 1, p. xxxii-xxxiv.".
- catalog description "1. Books I-V.--2. Books VI-X.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "2 v.".
- catalog hasFormat "Quintus Curtius.".
- catalog isFormatOf "Quintus Curtius.".
- catalog isPartOf "Loeb classical library".
- catalog issued "1946".
- catalog issued "1946.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "englat lat".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Univ. Press,".
- catalog relation "Quintus Curtius.".
- catalog subject "878.8".
- catalog subject "Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.".
- catalog subject "PA6156 .C9 1946".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Books I-V.--2. Books VI-X.".
- catalog title "Historia Alexandri Magni. English & Latin".
- catalog title "Quintus Curtius [History of Alexander] with an English translation by John C. Rolfe.".
- catalog type "Early works. fast".
- catalog type "text".