Histories of Alexander the Great. Volume 10 / Curtius Rufus ; translated by J. C. Yardley ; with introduction and historical commentary by J. E. Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curtius Rufus, Quintus.

Contributor:

Yardley, John, 1942-

Atkinson, J. E.

Series:

Clarendon ancient history series.

Clarendon ancient history series

Standardized Title:

Historia Alexandri Magni. Book 10. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--Greece--Biography.

Generals.

Greece--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Greece.

Macedonia--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Macedonia.

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.

Alexander.

Curtius Rufus, Quintus. Historia Alexandri Magni--Liber 10.

Curtius Rufus, Quintus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Translation; Commentary; Appendix: Additional note on problems of chronology; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliography: p. [249]-268.

ISBN:

0-19-182799-1

1-281-93079-2

9786611930790

0-19-156785-X

OCLC:

476241026