1538 Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Military Conquest Greece Erasmus

1538 Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Military Conquest Greece Erasmus

 

“Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule.”

― Quintus Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great

 

This famous and important work by Quintus Curtius was inspired by the celebrated Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great and was written, more than likely, during the reign of Caligula in Rome. The style of Quintus Curtius’s writing was a directly in line with Livy, whose work on the people of Rome greatly influenced the writing of “Histories of Alexander the Great.” Curtius describes the strange and mysterious things that Alexander the Great encounters on his military expedition and does so with great historical acumen. This book, along with Livy and Tacitus, should always be considered part of the canon of ancient world texts.

 

This 1538 edition contains contributions and notes by Erasmus of Rotterdam

 

Item number: #22446

Price: $950

 

RUFUS, Quintus Curtius

 

1. Curtii De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni Regis Macedonum, libri accuratius quam antehac iam recens æditi. Adiecimus etiam in studiosorum gratiam, præter D. Erasmi

 

Coloniæ: Ioannes Gymnicus excudebat, 1538.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [2], 396
• Reference: USTC 688943
• Provenance: Bookplate – Gabriel Archinard
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~5.75in X 4in (14.5cm x 10cm)
• Rare and desirable edition

 

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