Eclogae Curtianae: Containing The Third And Fourth Books Of Quintus Curtius Rufus De Gestis Alexandri Magni (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Eclogae Curtianae: Containing The Third And Fourth Books Of Quintus Curtius Rufus De Gestis Alexandri MagniI inter haec Alexander, ad conducendum ex Pelo ponneso militem Oleandro cum pecunia misso, Lycine Pamphyliaeque rebus compositis, ad urbem Celaenas exercitum admovit. Medium illa. Tempestate interflue bat Marsyas ammis, fabulosis Graecorum carminibus in clytus. Fons ejus, ex summa mentis cacumine excur rens, in subjectam petram magno strepitu aquarum cadit inde diffusus, circumjectos rigat campos, liquidus et suas duntaxat undas trahens. Itaque color ejus pla cido mari similis locum poetarum mendacio fecit; quippe traditum est nymphas, amore ammis retentas, in illa rupe considere. Ceterum, quamdîu intra. Muros fluit, nomen suum retinet; at quum extra munimenta se evolvit, majore vi ao mole agentem undas, Lycum appellant. Alexander quidem urbem destitutam suis intrat; ar cem vero, in quam confugerant, oppugnare adortus, ca duceatorem praemisit qui denunciaret, ni dederent, ip sos ultima esse passuros. Uli caduceatorem, in turrìm et situ et Opere multum editam perductum, quanta esset altitudo intueri jubent, ao nunciare Alexandro, non eadem ipsum et incolas aestimatione munìmenta metirì se scire inexpugnabiles esse ad ultimum, pro fide mori turos. Ceterum, ut circumsideri arcem et omnia sibi in dies arctiora vìderunt esse, sexaginta dierum inducias paeti, ut, nisi intra eos auxilium Darius ipse misisset, dederent arcem postquam nihil inde praesidii mitteba tur, ad praestitutam diem permisere se regi.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.