Cornelius Nepos, the Commanders of the Fifth Century Bce: Introduction, Text, and Commentary - Couverture rigide

Ginelli, Francesco

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198836139 ISBN 13 : 9780198836131

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Cornelius Nepos' De viris illustribus was a collection of biographies of distinguished Romans and foreigners, originally arranged in at least sixteen books, of which only the Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum gentium has survived. In this volume, Francesco Ginelli provides a philological, stylistic, grammatical, and historical commentary on the first eight Vitae of the Liber, comprising Miltiades, Themistocles, Aristides, Pausanias, Cimon, Lysander, Alcibiades, and Thrasybulus, all eminent generals of the fifth century BCE. Ginelli also provides a substantial introduction, giving an overview of Nepos' life, the key features of his works, and the manuscript tradition of the De viris illustribus.

As the first academic commentary on Nepos' biographies of the Greek commanders of the fifth century BCE, this book will fill a gap in Latin studies, providing a useful tool for both students and scholars interested in Nepos, as well as those interested in ancient biography and Latin historiography more generally.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Francesco Ginelli received his PhD in Literature and Philology from the University of Verona and is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Milan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198836139
• ISBN 13: 9780198836131
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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