On Great Generals. on Historians
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ISBN13: 9780674995147
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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's use of many good sources.
| ISBN-13 | 9780674995147 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0674995147 |
| Weight | 0.54 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 4.25 x 0.89 x 6.37 In |
| List Price | $30.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 368 pages |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Published On | 1929-01-01 |
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