The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
The essential history of Alexander the Great, compelling and brilliantly realized Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling...
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Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unavailable elsewhere (even if Arrian is sometimes more reliable on minor details). It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth. Everything else in the book is on the same heroic scale: the great battles and court intrigues that make up a compelling narrative of a turbulent era, and the stirring speeches, incisive character sketches and profound moralizing, in which Curtius shows himself to be a true disciple of Livy. The result is a magnficent work, which more vividly than any other, perhaps, brings Alexander and his age to life for us.
The History of Alexander Introduction\ Summary of the Lost Books 1 and 2\ Book 3\ Book 4\ Book 5\ Book 6\ Book 7\ Book 8\ Book 9\ Book 10\ Bibliography List of Illustrations Notes\ Appendices\ 1. List of Variations from the Budé Text\ 2. Chrononlogy\ 3. Glassary of Personal Names\ 4. Index of Mythical, Historical and Literary Figures\ 5. Index of Peoples\ 6. Geographical Index\ Index to Maps\ Maps\ 1. The Campaign of Alexander the Great (334-323 B.C.)\ 2. Alexander's Campaigns in Asia Minor (334-333/2 B.C.)\ 3. Alexander's Campaigns in India (327-325 B.C)
