Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historical writer in the first or second century AD, generally thought to have written under the reign of Claudius. His only surviving work, Historiae Alexandri Magni, is a biography of Alexander the Great in Latin in ten books, of which the first two are lost, and the remaining eight are incomplete. His work is uncritical and fluidly written, but reveals ignorance of geography, chronology and technical military knowledge, focusing instead on character. It has been suggested that Culture of ancient Rome be merged into this article or section. ... One of the most famous quotations about history and the value of studying history, by Spanish philosopher, George Santayana, reads: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... (1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century - other centuries) The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 100. ... // Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... A statue of Emperor Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 1, 10 BC–October 13, 54), previously Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, 41 to his death in 54. ... Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

See also

• The Roman historian Arrian of Nicomedia wrote Anabasis Alexandri or The Campaigns of Alexander in Greek.
• The Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus wrote Library of world history, of which book seventeen covers the conquests of Alexander.
• The Greek historian/biographer Plutarch of Chaeronea wrote On the Fortune or the Virtue of Alexander the Great

Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (c 92-c 175), known in English as Arrian, was a Roman historian. ... Nicomedes I of Bithynia founded the city of Nicomedia (modern Ä°zmit), at the head of the Gulf of Astacus (which opens on the Propontis), in 264 BC The city has ever since been one of the chief towns in this part of Asia Minor. ... Anabasis Alexandri The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian is the most important source on Alexander the Great. ... Diodorus Siculus (ca. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Chaeronea was a city in the province of Boeotia in Ancient Greece. ...

References

The History of Alexander, Quintus Curtius Rufus (trans. J.C. Yardley; Penguin, nd) (also available in the Loeb Classical Library)

Alexander the Great : The Unique History of Quintus Curtius by Elizabeth Baynham.

External links

• Quintus Curtius' Histories of Alexander the Great (Loeb edition, Latin)
• Quintus Curtius' Histories of Alexander the Great in Latin at The Latin Library