Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, Book 10 (Clarendon Ancient History Series)

This book presents a translation, with commentary, of a major Roman source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. Book 10 of Curtius' Histories covers the reign of terror and mutiny that followed upon Alexander's return from India; and offers the fullest account of the power struggle that began in Babylon immediately after his death. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius Rufus (quite probably a Roman Senator of the first century AD), and his agenda as a historian. John Yardley's translation and the commentary are designed for the reader without Latin. The Commentary provides detailed analysis of the historical events of the crucial period 325-3 BC covered by Curtius, and also tries to get behind the surface level of meaning to show how Curtius intended his history to be a text for his time. Curtius' text is also examined as a literary achievement in its own right. Contents......Page 12 List of Abbreviations......Page 13 1. Levels of significance......Page 16 2. Curtius, the author and his dates......Page 17 3. Possible identification with other known Curtii......Page 24 4. Curtius’ Histories of Alexander and its genre......Page 29 5. The structure of Book 10......Page 32 6. Curtius’ sources......Page 34 7. Curtius and other writers of the early Principate......Page 43 8. Truth and the historical value of Curtius’ Histories......Page 47 9. Judging Alexander......Page 56 10. Curtius’ language and literary value......Page 59 Translation......Page 64 Commentary......Page 90 Appendix: Additional note on problems of chronology......Page 262 Editions......Page 264 References......Page 265 A......Page 284 C......Page 285 E......Page 286 M......Page 287 P......Page 288 Z......Page 289 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. - ;This book presents a translation, with commentary, of a major Roman source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. Book 10 of Curtius' Histories covers the reign of terror and mutiny that followed upon Alexander's return from India; and offers the fullest account of the power strug Curtius Rufus ; Introduction And Historical Commentary By J.e. Atkinson ; Translated By J.c. Yardley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [249]-268) And Index. Translated From The Latin. The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader.