Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos: On Great Generals. On Historians. (Loeb Classical Library No. 467)
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Cornelius Nepos: On Great Generals. On Historians. (Loeb Classical Library No. 467)
Cornelius Nepos
Manufacturer: Loeb Classical Library
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Binding: Hardcover

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Book Description

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.</p>

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4 out of 5 stars Brief Biographies of Great Generals.......2001-10-03

Cornelius Nepos produced a considerable literary output: history, geography, poetry, and other works including biographies of famous men. The only surviving examples of his work are a few biographies from his work "De Viris Illustribus," which he apparently modeled after Plutarch's "Lives."

The surviving pieces consist of an introduction, several biographies of non-Roman generals, and two biographies of Roman historians. The bios are brief, anecdotal, and entertaining. They probably have little in the way of historical value, but they are nonetheless worth reading.
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      Manufacturer: Reclam, Ditzingen
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      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 3150009952
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        Manufacturer: Aschendorff, Münster
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        Binding: Paperback

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          Manufacturer: K.G. SAUR VERLAG
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback

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          ASIN: 3598719590

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          Written primarily in Latin, 1991 edition.
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            Manufacturer: Schöningh im Westermann
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: 3140109016
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              Cornelius Nepos
              Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover

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              ASIN: 0198146175
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                Manufacturer: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: 3525716109
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                  Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback
                  ASIN: 1428616349
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                    Cornelius Nepos , and Ernst Rieger
                    Manufacturer: Buchner
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

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                    ASIN: 3766158589

                    Authors:

                    1. Cornwell, Bernard
                    2. Cornwell, Patricia
                    3. Corso, Gregory
                    4. Cortazar, Julio
                    5. Costeloe, Diney
                    6. Costikyan, Greg
                    7. Coupland, Douglas
                    8. Courtenay, Bryce
                    9. Covito, Carmen
                    10. Cowlin, Dorothy

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