Quotes:Quintus Curtius Rufus

Zirkoff, Boris

Quintus, Curtius Rufus. Latin historical writer whose date is very uncertain, as no ancient writer makes mention of him; he may 380 have flourished in the Augustan age. Known for his work, Historiarum Alexandra Magni Macedonis (History of Alexander the Great of Macedonia), originally divided into ten books, some of which have been lost. This work is rather romantic than historical. Quintus is an interesting writer, but, as a critical historian, he is below mediocrity.

Latin text ed. by Snakenburg, Ludg. Bat., 1724. 4to; Schmieder, Gotting., 1804. 2 vols. 8vo; and Lemaire, Paris, 1822-24, 3 vols., 8vo. Parallel Latin and English trans, by Dr. John C. Rolfe, Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press; London: Wm. Heinemann, 1946. 2 vols. Loeb Class. Libr.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 5, pp. 379-380