History of Alexander
By: Quintus Curtius ; with an English translation by John C. Rolfe.
Contributors: Rolfe, John Carew, 1859-1943.; Workman, John Rowe, 1918-
Series: The Loeb classical library -- 368-369
Publisher: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng; lat; ger
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Alexander, -- the Great, -- 356-323 B.C
Other titles: Quintus Curtius : history of Alexander.
Work titles: Historia Alexandri Magni.
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.
Notes: Latin and English on opposite pages.

"General index prepared by Dr. John Rowe Workman": v.2, p. 561-[629]

Title from spine.

First printed 1946.

Includes index.

"Bibliographical note":v.1, p. xxxii-xxxiv.