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Curtius Rufus, Quintus.

Histories of Alexander the Great. Book 10 / Curtius Rufus ; translated by J.C. Yardley ; with introduction and historical commentary by J.E. Atkinson. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages). - Clarendon ancient history series . - Clarendon ancient history series. .

Translated from the Latin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-268) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 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 of her writers of the early Principate -- 8. Truth and the historical value of Curtius' Histories -- 9. Judging Alexander -- 10. Curtius' language and literary value -- Additional note on problems of chronology.


Translated from the Latin.

ISBN: 9780191567858 (electronic bk.) 019156785X (electronic bk.) 0199557624 (hbk.) 9780199557622 (hbk.) 0199557632 (pbk.) 9780199557639 (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014844711 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
359-323 B.C

Subjects--Topical Terms:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--Ancient.
Kings and rulers.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.--Early works to 1800.
Greece--Kings and rulers--Biography--Early works to 1800.
Grèce--Histoire--359-323 av. J.-C. (Expansion de la Macédoine)--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Greece.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Early works.
History.

LC Class. No.: DF234 / .C81245 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 938.07092