A commentary on Q. Curtius Rufus 'Historiae Alexandri' Book X
Abstract
This thesis consists of a text and commentary on Book Ten of Quintus Curtius Rufus'
His toriae Alexandri Magni Macedonis; the work was probably written in the middle of the
first century A.D. The main body of the commentary deals with linguistic, stylistic and
historical matters; each episode is preceded by a more general introduction to the issues
involved. In addition, there is an introduction, dealing with the manuscript tradition, the
date of composition, the identity of the writer, the popularity of Alexander as an exemplum
in Rome and contemporary historical and biographical practices. There are three appendices:
the first deals with Curtius' sources and includes detailed tables in which the five main
Alexander sources are compared throughout Book Ten; the second brings together elements of
contemporary political allusion in Book Ten and attempts to draw a conclusion concerning the
undoubted similarities between the accessions of Arrhidaeus, Alexander's brother, and the
emperor Claudius; the third compares Curtius' preferences for certain clausulae with that of
other writers. At the end, there is an index nominum and an index rerum.
Type
Thesis, PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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