{"product_id":"9780674994072","title":"History of Alexander, Volume II : Books 6-10 by J.C. Rolfe","description":"Adventurous history.   Quintus  Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of  the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (AD 41-54), wrote a  history of Alexander the Great in ten books in clear and picturesque  style for Latin readers. The first two books have not survived-our  narrative begins with events in 333 BC-and there is material missing  from books 5, 6, and 10. One of his main sources is Cleitarchus who,  about 300 BC, had made Alexander's career a matter of marvelous  adventure.    Curtius is not a critical historian; and in his desire to entertain and  to stress the personality of Alexander, he elaborates effective scenes,  omits much that is important for history, and does not worry about  chronology. But he does not invent things, except speeches and letters  inserted into the narrative by traditional habit. \"I copy more than I  believe,\" he says. Three features of his story are narrative of exciting  experiences, development of a hero's character, and a disposition to  moralize. His history is one of the five extant works on which we rely  for the career of Alexander the Great.    The Loeb Classical Library edition of Quintus Curtius is in two volumes.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293977784693,"sku":"9780674994072","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674994072.jpg?v=1762760882","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780674994072","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}