Quintus Curtius

Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (41–54 CE), wrote a history of Alexander the Great in 10 books in a clear and picturesque style for Latin readers. The first two books have not survived—our narrative begins with events in 333 BCE—and there is...

Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (41–54 CE), wrote a history of Alexander the Great in 10 books in a clear and picturesque style for Latin readers. The first two books have not survived—our narrative begins with events in 333 BCE—and there is...