{"product_id":"curtius-rufus-histories-of-alexander-the-great-book-10-9780199557639","title":"Curtius Rufus: Histories of Alexander the Great, Book 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. C. Yardley | J. E. Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient and Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47584576733335,"sku":"9780199557639","price":6937.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199557639.webp?v=1774957088","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/curtius-rufus-histories-of-alexander-the-great-book-10-9780199557639","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}