Alexander the Great: The Unique History of Quintus Curtius (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780472030811)

He was a pupil of Aristotle and conqueror of much of the known world. This handsome commander, leading his army from the lofty perch of the wild steed Bucephalas, looked out with his one dark and one blue eye upon the world he ruled by divine ambition.

The reign and personality of Alexander the Great---one of the most romantic and powerful kings in history---have remained a source of fascination from antiquity to the present. But because the ancient information surrounding the conqueror is rich, contradictory, and complex, every historian of this near-mythical ruler-whether ancient or modern-invariably creates his or her own Alexander.

The unique work of one such ancient historian, Quintus Curtius, is the subject of Elizabeth Baynham's book. She mines Curtius' study of power for his contemporary perspective, historical methodology, and his portrait of the famous king and presents us with a brilliant, multifaceted study of this unique account regarding one of the most fascinating rulers in history.


Author: Elizabeth Baynham
ISBN-10: 0472030817
ISBN-13: 9780472030811
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2004
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.84d