Faster access than browser!
57 relations: Adoption in ancient Rome, Aeneid, Alexander romance, Alexander the Great, Alexandreis, Ancient Rome, Antonine Plague, Arrian, Augustus, Avidius Cassius, Caligula, Charles Le Brun, Classical Latin, Claudius, Cleitarchus, Codex, Consanguinity, Curtia (gens), Curtius Rufus, Diodorus Siculus, East India House, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, High Middle Ages, Historian, Histories of Alexander the Great, Justin (historian), Lacuna (manuscripts), Legio III Gallica, Library of Alexandria, List of Roman consuls, Manuscript, Marcus Aurelius, Paolo Veronese, Parthian Empire, Pax Romana, Plutarch, Praenomen, Praetorian Guard, Primary source, Ptolemy I Soter, Purple prose, Quaestor, Renaissance, Roman consul, Roman Empire, Roman Republic, Satrap, Seleucid Empire, Tacitus, The Anabasis of Alexander, ..., The Latin Library, Tiberius, Timagenes, Tyre, Lebanon, Virgil, Walter of Châtillon, Wars of the Diadochi. Expand index (7 more) »
Adoption in ancient Rome
In ancient Rome, adoption of boys was a fairly common procedure, particularly in the upper senatorial class.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Adoption in ancient Rome · See more »
Aeneid
The Aeneid (Aeneis) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Aeneid · See more »
Alexander romance
The Romance of Alexander is any of several collections of legends concerning the exploits of Alexander the Great.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Alexander romance · See more »
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Alexander the Great · See more »
Alexandreis
Alexandreis (or Alexandreid) is a medieval Latin epic poem by Walter of Châtillon, a 12th-century French writer and theologian.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Alexandreis · See more »
Ancient Rome
In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Ancient Rome · See more »
Antonine Plague
The Antonine Plague of 165–180 AD, also known as the Plague of Galen (from the name of the Greek physician living in the Roman Empire who described it), was an ancient pandemic brought back to the Roman Empire by troops returning from campaigns in the Near East.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Antonine Plague · See more »
Arrian
Arrian of Nicomedia (Greek: Ἀρριανός Arrianos; Lucius Flavius Arrianus) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Arrian · See more »
Augustus
Augustus (Augustus; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD) was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, controlling Imperial Rome from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Augustus · See more »
Avidius Cassius
Gaius Avidius Cassius (130 – July 175 AD) was a Roman general and usurper.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Avidius Cassius · See more »
Caligula
Caligula (Latin: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 31 August 12 – 24 January 41 AD) was Roman emperor from AD 37 to AD 41.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Caligula · See more »
Charles Le Brun
Charles Le Brun (24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) was a French painter, art theorist, interior decorator and a director of several art schools of his time.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Charles Le Brun · See more »
Classical Latin
Classical Latin is the modern term used to describe the form of the Latin language recognized as standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Classical Latin · See more »
Claudius
Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October 54 AD) was Roman emperor from 41 to 54.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Claudius · See more »
Cleitarchus
Cleitarchus or Clitarchus (Κλείταρχος), one of the historians of Alexander the Great, son of the historian Dinon of Colophon, he spent a considerable time at the court of Ptolemy Lagus.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Cleitarchus · See more »
Codex
A codex (from the Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree" or block of wood, book), plural codices, is a book constructed of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, papyrus, or similar materials.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Codex · See more »
Consanguinity
Consanguinity ("blood relation", from the Latin consanguinitas) is the property of being from the same kinship as another person.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Consanguinity · See more »
Curtia (gens)
The gens Curtia was an ancient but minor noble family at Rome, with both patrician and plebeian branches.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Curtia (gens) · See more »
Curtius Rufus
Curtius Rufus was a Roman professional magistrate of senatorial rank mentioned by Tacitus and Pliny the Younger for life events occurring during the reigns of the emperors Tiberius and Claudius.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Curtius Rufus · See more »
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus (Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης Diodoros Sikeliotes) (1st century BC) or Diodorus of Sicily was a Greek historian.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Diodorus Siculus · See more »
East India House
East India House was the London headquarters of the East India Company, from which much of British India was governed until the British government took control of the Company's possessions in India in 1858.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and East India House · See more »
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus also anglicized as was a Gallo-Roman historian from the Celtic Vocontii tribe in Narbonese Gaul who lived during the reign of the emperor Augustus.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus · See more »
High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that commenced around 1000 AD and lasted until around 1250 AD.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and High Middle Ages · See more »
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Historian · See more »
Histories of Alexander the Great
Histories of Alexander the Great (Historiae Alexandri Magni) is a biography of Alexander the Great written by Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus, dating to the 1rd century.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Histories of Alexander the Great · See more »
Justin (historian)
Justin (Marcus Junianus Justinus Frontinus; century) was a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Justin (historian) · See more »
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacuna (lacunae or lacunas) is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Lacuna (manuscripts) · See more »
Legio III Gallica
Legio tertia Gallica ("Gallic Third Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded around 49 BC by Gaius Julius Caesar for his civil war against The Republicans led by Pompey.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Legio III Gallica · See more »
Library of Alexandria
The Royal Library of Alexandria or Ancient Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Library of Alexandria · See more »
List of Roman consuls
This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superseded consular authority for a limited period.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and List of Roman consuls · See more »
Manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand -- or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten -- as opposed to being mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Manuscript · See more »
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180 AD) was Roman emperor from, ruling jointly with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus, until Verus' death in 169, and jointly with his son, Commodus, from 177.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Marcus Aurelius · See more »
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Caliari, known as Paolo Veronese (1528 – 19 April 1588), was an Italian Renaissance painter, based in Venice, known for large-format history paintings of religion and mythology, such as The Wedding at Cana (1563) and The Feast in the House of Levi (1573).
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Paolo Veronese · See more »
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD), also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran and Iraq.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Parthian Empire · See more »
Pax Romana
The Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") was a long period of relative peace and stability experienced by the Roman Empire between the accession of Caesar Augustus, founder of the Roman principate, and the death of Marcus Aurelius, last of the "good emperors".
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Pax Romana · See more »
Plutarch
Plutarch (Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos,; c. CE 46 – CE 120), later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος) was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Plutarch · See more »
Praenomen
The praenomen (plural: praenomina) was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Praenomen · See more »
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetorianae) was an elite unit of the Imperial Roman army whose members served as personal bodyguards to the Roman emperors.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Praetorian Guard · See more »
Primary source
In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Primary source · See more »
Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter (Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaĩos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – 283/2 BC), also known as Ptolemy of Lagus (Πτολεμαῖος ὁ Λάγου/Λαγίδης), was a Macedonian Greek general under Alexander the Great, one of the three Diadochi who succeeded to his empire.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Ptolemy I Soter · See more »
Purple prose
In literary criticism, purple prose is prose text that is so extravagant, ornate, or flowery as to break the flow and draw excessive attention to itself.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Purple prose · See more »
Quaestor
A quaestor (investigator) was a public official in Ancient Rome.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Quaestor · See more »
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Renaissance · See more »
Roman consul
A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic (509 to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the highest level of the cursus honorum (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired).
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Roman consul · See more »
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire (Imperium Rōmānum,; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Roman Empire · See more »
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Roman Republic · See more »
Satrap
Satraps were the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Satrap · See more »
Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire (Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, Basileía tōn Seleukidōn) was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty, which existed from 312 BC to 63 BC; Seleucus I Nicator founded it following the division of the Macedonian empire vastly expanded by Alexander the Great.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Seleucid Empire · See more »
Tacitus
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (–) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Tacitus · See more »
The Anabasis of Alexander
The Anabasis of Alexander (Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀνάβασις, Alexándrou Anábasis; Anabasis Alexandri) was composed by Arrian of Nicomedia in the second century AD, most probably during the reign of Hadrian.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and The Anabasis of Alexander · See more »
The Latin Library
The Latin Library is a website that collects public domain Latin texts.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and The Latin Library · See more »
Tiberius
Tiberius (Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti filius Augustus; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March 37 AD) was Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD, succeeding the first emperor, Augustus.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Tiberius · See more »
Timagenes
Timagenes (Τιμαγένης) was a Greek writer, historian and teacher of rhetoric.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Timagenes · See more »
Tyre, Lebanon
Tyre (صور, Ṣūr; Phoenician:, Ṣūr; צוֹר, Ṣōr; Tiberian Hebrew, Ṣōr; Akkadian:, Ṣurru; Greek: Τύρος, Týros; Sur; Tyrus, Տիր, Tir), sometimes romanized as Sour, is a district capital in the South Governorate of Lebanon.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Tyre, Lebanon · See more »
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (traditional dates October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Virgil · See more »
Walter of Châtillon
Walter of Châtillon (Latinized as Gualterus de Castellione) was a 12th-century French writer and theologian who wrote in the Latin language.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Walter of Châtillon · See more »
Wars of the Diadochi
The Wars of the Diadochi (Πόλεμοι των Διαδόχων), or Wars of Alexander's Successors, were a series of conflicts fought between Alexander the Great's generals over the rule of his vast empire after his death.
New!!: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Wars of the Diadochi · See more »
Redirects here:
Q. Curtius Rufus, Quintius Curtius, Quintus Curtius, Quintus Rufus Curtius, Rufus Curtius.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Curtius_Rufus
