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Author : Joseph Geiger
Publisher : Coronet Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos and Ancient Political Biography written by Joseph Geiger and published by Coronet Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : S. Rex Stem
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472118382
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos written by S. Rex Stem and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman writer Cornelius Nepos was a friend of Cicero and Catullus and other first-century BCE authors, and portions of his encyclopedic work On Famous Men are the earliest surviving biographies written in Latin. In The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos, Rex Stem presents Nepos as a valuable witness to the late Republican era, whose biographies share the exemplary republican political perspective of his contemporaries Cicero and Livy. Stem argues that Nepos created the genre of grouped political biographies in order to characterize renowned Mediterranean figures as role models for Roman leaders, and he shows how Nepos invested his biographies with moral and political arguments against tyranny. This book, the first to regard Nepos as a serious thinker in his own right, also functions as a general introduction to Nepos, placing him in his cultural context. Stem examines Nepos' contributions to the growth of biography, and he defends Nepos from his critics at the same time that he lays out the political significance and literary innovation of Nepos' writings. Accessible to advanced undergraduates, this volume is addressed to a general audience of classicists and ancient historians, as well as those broadly interested in biography, historiography, and political thought.
Author : Bret Mulligan
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783741325
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal written by Bret Mulligan and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trebia. Trasimene. Cannae. With three stunning victories, Hannibal humbled Rome and nearly shattered its empire. Even today Hannibal's brilliant, if ultimately unsuccessful, campaign against Rome during the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) make him one of history's most celebrated military leaders. This biography by Cornelius Nepos (c. 100-27 BC) sketches Hannibal's life from the time he began traveling with his father's army as a young boy, through his sixteen-year invasion of Italy and his tumultuous political career in Carthage, to his perilous exile and eventual suicide in the East. As Rome completed its bloody transition from dysfunctional republic to stable monarchy, Nepos labored to complete an innovative and influential collection of concise biographies. Putting aside the detailed, chronological accounts of military campaigns and political machinations that characterized most writing about history, Nepos surveyed Roman and Greek history for distinguished men who excelled in a range of prestigious occupations. In the exploits and achievements of these illustrious men, Nepos hoped that his readers would find models for the honorable conduct of their own lives. Although most of Nepos' works have been lost, we are fortunate to have his biography of Hannibal. Nepos offers a surprisingly balanced portrayal of a man that most Roman authors vilified as the most monstrous foe that Rome had ever faced. Nepos' straightforward style and his preference for common vocabulary make Life of Hannibal accessible for those who are just beginning to read continuous Latin prose, while the historical interest of the subject make it compelling for readers of every ability.
Author : John Lobur
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472132741
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos written by John Lobur and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeks to fully rehabilitate Nepos as a writer emblematic of the Italian intelligentsia
Author : Cornelius Nepos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos written by Cornelius Nepos and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cornelius Nepos
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos written by Cornelius Nepos and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the flagship of the new Clarendon Ancient History Series, provides a complete translation of and historical commentary on the most important works of Cornelius Nepos (c.99-c.24 B.C.). In addition to Nepos's biographies of Cato and Atticus, the book includes the Preface to the foreign generals, fragments, and the letters of Cornelia.
Author : Quintus Curtius
Publisher : Fortress of the Mind Publications
ISBN 13 : 1693918668
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (939 download)
Download or read book Lives of the Great Commanders written by Quintus Curtius and published by Fortress of the Mind Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, original translation of Cornelius Nepos's "Lives of the Great Commanders" is the first to appear in many generations. It is also the first completely illustrated and annotated translation of this ageless classic. It contains the following special features that are specifically designed for the general reader or student: 1. Over forty illustrations, including original portrait art and historical illustrations. 2. Over four hundred and forty descriptive footnotes that explain every name, location, and literary point of interest in the text. 3. A fresh, modern English translation that is faithful to the original Latin text. 4. A detailed foreword, descriptive introduction, map, and index for ease of reference. The Roman writer Cornelius Nepos (c. 110 B.C.--c. 25 B.C.) was one of the first biographers in the Western tradition. His "Lives of the Great Commanders" presents memorable and entertaining sketches of some of the most famous military and political leaders of antiquity. Written with a strong moral purpose, his book was taught and studied in schools for many centuries. Through him we learn what character traits made his subjects great, and what shortcomings produced their downfalls. Nepos's instructional biographies have never been more needed or relevant today. His themes--character, moral development, political freedom, and the consequences of corruption--are timeless and universal in their interest. A self-contained unit, this new translation is ideal both for those with no prior background in the subject matter, and also for the serious student.
Author : Charles Anthon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos written by Charles Anthon and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bret Mulligan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781783741335
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (413 download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal written by Bret Mulligan and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trebia. Trasimene. Cannae. With three stunning victories, Hannibal humbled Rome and nearly shattered its empire. Even today Hannibal's brilliant, if ultimately unsuccessful, campaign against Rome during the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) make him one of history's most celebrated military leaders. This biography by Cornelius Nepos (c. 100-27 BC) sketches Hannibal's life from the time he began traveling with his father's army as a young boy, through his sixteen-year invasion of Italy and his tumultuous political career in Carthage, to his perilous exile and eventual suicide in the East. As Rome completed its bloody transition from dysfunctional republic to stable monarchy, Nepos labored to complete an innovative and influential collection of concise biographies. Putting aside the detailed, chronological accounts of military campaigns and political machinations that characterized most writing about history, Nepos surveyed Roman and Greek history for distinguished men who excelled in a range of prestigious occupations. In the exploits and achievements of these illustrious men, Nepos hoped that his readers would find models for the honorable conduct of their own lives. Although most of Nepos' works have been lost, we are fortunate to have his biography of Hannibal. Nepos offers a surprisingly balanced portrayal of a man that most Roman authors vilified as the most monstrous foe that Rome had ever faced. Nepos' straightforward style and his preference for common vocabulary make Life of Hannibal accessible for those who are just beginning to read continuous Latin prose, while the historical interest of the subject make it compelling for readers of every ability.
Author : Cornelius Nepos
Publisher : Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Life of Atticus written by Cornelius Nepos and published by Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Incorporated. This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryn Mawr Commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient Greek and Latin literature. They assume that the student will know the basics of grammar and vocabulary and then provide the specific grammatical and lexical notes that a student requires to begin the task of interpretation. Hackett Publishing Company is the exclusive distributor of the Bryn Mawr Commentaries in North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Author : Joseph Geiger
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047443438
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book The First Hall of Fame written by Joseph Geiger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-08-31 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The statues of the Forum Augustum are analysed with respect to textual, archaeological and epigraphic evidence and are examined in terms of Greek and Roman influences, structure, composition and purpose. The final chapters consider later additions and the continuing impact of this group of statues.
Author : Thomas N. Habinek
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400822513
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Politics of Latin Literature written by Thomas N. Habinek and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-13 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to describe the intimate relationship between Latin literature and the politics of ancient Rome. Until now, most scholars have viewed classical Latin literature as a product of aesthetic concerns. Thomas Habinek shows, however, that literature was also a cultural practice that emerged from and intervened in the political and social struggles at the heart of the Roman world. Habinek considers major works by such authors as Cato, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, and Seneca. He shows that, from its beginnings in the late third century b.c. to its eclipse by Christian literature six hundred years later, classical literature served the evolving interests of Roman and, more particularly, aristocratic power. It fostered a prestige dialect, for example; it appropriated the cultural resources of dominated and colonized communities; and it helped to defuse potentially explosive challenges to prevailing values and authority. Literature also drew upon and enhanced other forms of social authority, such as patriarchy, religious ritual, cultural identity, and the aristocratic procedure of self-scrutiny, or existimatio. Habinek's analysis of the relationship between language and power in classical Rome breaks from the long Romantic tradition of viewing Roman authors as world-weary figures, aloof from mundane political concerns--a view, he shows, that usually reflects how scholars have seen themselves. The Politics of Latin Literature will stimulate new interest in the historical context of Latin literature and help to integrate classical studies into ongoing debates about the sociology of writing.
Author : Jason König
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472521323
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book Greek Literature in the Roman Empire written by Jason König and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Jason Konig offers for the first time an accessible yet comprehensive account of the multi-faceted Greek literature of the Roman Empire, focusing especially on the first three centuries AD. He covers in turn the Greek novels of this period, the satirical writing of Lucian, rhetoric, philosophy, scientific and miscellanistic writing, geography and history, biography and poetry, providing a vivid introduction to key texts, with extensive quotation in translation. The challenges and pleasures these texts offer to their readers have come to be newly appreciated in the classical scholarship of the last two or three decades. In addition there has been renewed interest in the role played by novelistic and rhetorical writing in the Greek culture of the Roman Empire more broadly, and in the many different ways in which these texts respond to the world around them. This volume offers a broad introduction to those exciting developments.
Author : Arnaldo Momigliano
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674200418
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Development of Greek Biography written by Arnaldo Momigliano and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arnaldo Momigliano traces the growth of ancient biography from the fifth century to the first century B.C. He asks new questions about the origins and development of Greek biography, and makes full use of new evidence uncovered in recent decades from papyri and other sources. By clarifying the social and intellectual implication of the fact that the Greeks kept biography and autobiography distinct from historiography, he contributes to an understanding of a basic dichotomy in the Western tradition of historical writing. The Development of Greek Biography is fully annotated, and includes a bibliography designed to serve as an introduction to the study of biography in general.
Author : Ronald Mellor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134816529
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)
Download or read book The Roman Historians written by Ronald Mellor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every aspect of their culture. But the clearest image of how the Romans wished to interpret their past is found in their historical writings. This book examines in detail the major Roman historians: * Sallust * Livy * Tacitus * Ammianus as well as the biographies written by: * Nepos * Tacitus * Suetonius * the Augustan History * the autobiographies of Julius Caesar and the Emperor Augustus. Ronald Mellor demonstrates that Roman historical writing was regarded by its authors as a literary not a scholarly exercise, and how it must be evaluated in that context. He shows that history writing reflected the political structures of ancient Rome under the different regimes.
Author : Fergus Millar
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472088782
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (887 download)
Download or read book The Crowd in Rome in the Late Republic written by Fergus Millar and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major work on the power of the crowd
Author : Cornelius Nepos
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Cornelius Nepos written by Cornelius Nepos and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1878 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
