Cornelius Nepos
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| Management number | 231943467 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $10.34 | Model Number | 231943467 | ||
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Roman biographies of foreign commanders.Cornelius Nepos was born in Cisalpine Gaul but lived in Rome and was a friend of Cicero, Atticus, and Catullus. Most of his writings, which included poems, moral examples from history, a chronological sketch of general history, a geographical work, Lives of Cato the Elder and Cicero, and other biographies, are lost. Extant is a portion of his De viris illustribus: (i) part of his parallel Lives of Roman and non-Roman famous men, namely the portion containing Lives of non-Roman generals (all Greeks except three) and a chapter on kings; and (ii) two Lives from the class of historians. The Lives are short popular biographies of various kinds, written in a usually plain readable style, of value today because of Nepos’ use of many good sources. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0674995147 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0674995147 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Dimensions | 4.25 x 0.9 x 6.37 inches |
| Item Weight | 8.6 ounces |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| Publication date | January 1, 1929 |
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Ancient & Classical
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