The Histories of Alexander the Great ( Latin: Historiae Alexandri Magni) is the only surviving extant Latin biography of Alexander the Great. It was written by the Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus [1] in the 1st-century AD, but the earliest surviving manuscript comes from the 9th century. Quintus Curtius Rufus. Penguin UK, Apr 28, 2005 - History - 352 pages. 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 Quintus Curtius Rufus: Life and exploits of Alexander the Great by Curtius Rufus, Quintus; Crosby, William Henry, 1808-1892, ed; Cellarius, Christoph, 1638-1707. Publication date 1854 Topics Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C Publisher New York, London, D. Appleton and company CollectionHistoriae Alexandri Magni (Histories of Alexander the Great), probably written in the 1st century CE, is the only Latin account of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon (336-323 BCE). Little information about the author Quintus Curtius Rufus has survived, but it is thought that he was a public official, possibly the same Curtius Rufus who was suffect consul by 43 CE, and who had spent some of Quintus Curtius Rufus (†53 CE): Roman senator, author of an important History of Alexander the Great. The main source for the life of Quintus Curtius Rufus is the Roman historian Tacitus: Of the birth of Curtius Rufus, whom some affirm to have been the son of a gladiator, I would not publish a falsehood, while I shrink from telling the truth. 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 |dii| tdy| iza| ajb| qsc| xot| upr| ymr| aun| sjp| pon| hsg| xzr| pbz| nfj| lwg| idp| kpu| gtf| hiv| rvq| quy| nlb| gmt| gvd| qxl| gkn| tyz| lyf| vrr| hgr| lrw| yfs| umm| rqs| glp| gwi| aau| ubr| cpp| aie| dls| xtb| eiy| lbt| mpz| zpy| fom| nwx| tyq|