Citation with stable link: Philip A. Harland, 'Curtius Rufus: A guide for reading ethnographic passages,' Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World, last modified August 2, 2023, https://philipharland.com/Blog/?p=15765.
This post is aimed at providing a guide for reading sequentially through ethnographic passages from Curtius Rufus’ first century CE narrative about Alexander of Macedon:
- Persians – mixed ethnic composition of Darius III’s army – 3.2.1-10 and 4.11.6-13 (link)
- Persians – 3.3 (link)
- Mardians among Persians – 5.6.17-20 and 6.5.11-23 (link)
- Parthians – 6.2.12 (link)
- Amazons – 6.4.14-17 and 6.5.24-6.6 (link)
- Persians and Alexander’s acculturation to Persian customs – 6.6.1-13; 8.5.5-8; and 8.7.12-15 (link)
- Parapamisadians east of Baktria – 7.3.4-19 (link)
- Scythians and their wisdom – 7.6-9 (link)
- Sogdians north of Baktria – 7.10.1 (link)
- Indians – 8.9; 9.1.24-31; and, 9.10.8-12 (link)