Quintus Curtius Rufus is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Quintus Curtius Rufus as Roman historian.
Quintus Curtius Rufus was born in 100. His recorded nationality is Italy.
Writing then was copied by hand and survived by luck; what reaches us is a fraction of what existed.
He worked as historian, writer and politician.
The writing is recorded in Latin.
His best-known work is Histories of Alexander the Great. Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
That the work was written from Italy matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Quintus Curtius Rufus died in 50, aged -50. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Histories of Alexander the Great
