{"product_id":"curtius-rufus-histories-of-alexander-j-e-atkinson-9780199557622","title":"Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, Book 10","description":"This book presents a translation, with commentary, of a major Roman source on the end of the reign of Alexander the Great. Book 10 of Curtius' \u003cem\u003eHistories\u003c\/em\u003e covers the reign of terror and mutiny that followed upon Alexander's return from India; and offers the fullest account of the power struggle that began in Babylon immediately after his death. The Introduction establishes a profile of Curtius Rufus (quite probably a Roman Senator of the first century AD), and his agenda as a historian. John Yardley's translation and the commentary are designed for the reader without Latin. The Commentary provides detailed analysis of the historical events of the crucial period 325-3 BC covered by Curtius, and also tries to get behind the surface level of meaning to show how Curtius intended his history to be a text for his time. Curtius' text is also examined as a literary achievement in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. E. Atkinson,J. C. Yardley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199557624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199557622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"J. E. Atkinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419024015615,"sku":"9780199557622","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc128c8d-e75f-4094-94e1-ebd22e2b2939.jpg?v=1761508978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/curtius-rufus-histories-of-alexander-j-e-atkinson-9780199557622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}