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Quintus Curtius Rufus was born in Greece. Of his personal history nothing is known, nor can his date be fixed with certainty.
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Delphi Complete Works of Quintus Curtius Rufus - History of Alexander (Illustrated) (Delphi Ancient Classics Book 75)
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Quintus Curtius was a rhetorician that lived in the first century of the Roman Empire, who wrote a history of Alexander the Great, one of the five extant works on the legendry Macedonian king. Composed in a concise yet picturesque style, this short historical work tells the fascinating story of a man whose exploits continue to astound after more than two millennia. Delphis Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Curtius complete extant text, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Curtius work * Features the complete extant text of Curtius, in both English translation and the original Latin * Includes J. C. Rolfes translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the books you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph ideal for students * Features a bonus biography discover Curtius ancient world and text * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translation HISTORY OF ALEXANDER The Latin Text CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual Text DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biography INTRODUCTION TO QUINTUS CURTIUS RUFUS by J. C. Rolfe Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
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The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
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The essential history of Alexander the Great, compelling and brilliantly realized Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battlesamong them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Q. Curtius Rufus. Historiae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana) (German Edition)
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Q. Curtius Rufus (1st century CE) is one of the most important historians of Alexander the Great. However, existing editions in use today are philologically unsatisfactory for a number of reasons, and the aim of this work is to present a sounder text. This edition is the first to pay adequate attention to the second family of manuscripts, as well as placing the conjectures of the respective philologists in their correct context.
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Rufus Quintus Curtius
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Modern authorities regard Quintus Curtius Rufus as a rhetorician who flourished during the reign of Claudius (a. d. 41-54).
His work (De Rebus gestis Alexandri Magni) originally consisted of ten books, of which the first two are entirely lost, and the remaining eight are incomplete.
Although the work is uncritical, and shows the author's ignorance, of geography, chronology and military matters, it is written in a picturesque style. There are numerous editions: (text) T. Vogel (1889), P. H. Damste (1897), E. Hedicke (1908); (with notes), T. Vogel (1885 and later), M. Croiset (1885), H. W. Reich (1895), C. Lebaigue (1900), T. Stangl.
There is an English translation by P. Pratt (1821).
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The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
(The essential history of Alexander the Great, compelling ...)
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Delphi Complete Works of Quintus Curtius Rufus - History of Alexander (Illustrated) (Delphi Ancient Classics Book 75)
(Quintus Curtius was a rhetorician that lived in the first...)
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Q. Curtius Rufus. Historiae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana) (German Edition)
(Q. Curtius Rufus (1st century CE) is one of the most impo...)
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The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
