1658
Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Greece ROME Elzevier RARE
“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 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 rare 1658 printing was published by
Elzevier in Lyon which included the notes of Matthaus Rader, Nicolaas
Blanckaert, and Johann Freinsheim.
Item number: #16812
Price: $599
RUFUS, Quintus Curtius
Q. Curtii Rufi, Historia
Alexandri Magni. Cum notis selectiss. variorum, Raderi, Freinshemii, Loccenii,
Blancardi
Lugdvni Batavorum: apud
Elsevirium, 1658.
Details:
· Collation:
Complete with all pages
o
[2], 751, [1]; 93, [47]
o
4 woodcut illustrations and 1 folding map
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in
(19cm x 12cm)
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