J E Atkinson, J C Yardley

Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, Book 10

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Produktbeschreibung

A translation, with detailed commentary, of Book 10 of Curtius Rufus' Histories, a major Roman source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius, and his agenda as a historian. Both translation and commentary are designed for the reader without Latin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199557622
• ISBN-10: 0199557624
• Artikelnr.: 26884597

Autorenporträt

J. E. Atkinson is Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town. J. C. Yardley is Professor of Classics, University of Ottawa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Levels of significance
2: Curtius, the author and his dates
3: Possible identification with other known Curtii
4: Curtius' Histories of Alexander and its genre
5: The structure of Book 10
6: Curtius' sources
7: Curtius and other writers of the early Principate
8: Truth and the historical value of Curtius' Histories
9: Judging Alexander
10: Curtius' language and literary value
Translation
Commentary
Additional note on problems of chronology