Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius

Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius (third to fourth century AD) of the Valerius gens was a translator of the Greek Pseudo-Callisthenes, the romantic history of Alexander the Great, to the Latin Res gestae Alexandri Macedonis, in three books: birth; acts; death. The work is important in connection with the transmission of the Alexander story in the Middle Ages.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 12398599 LCCN: n94097580 GND: 118803786 SUDOC: 033407045 BNF: cb124275714 (data)

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