Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal : Latin text, notes, maps, illustrations and vocabulary /

Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal : Latin text, notes, maps, illustrations and vocabulary / Bret Mulligan.

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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 le...

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Main Author: Nepos, Cornelius (Author)
Other Authors: Mulligan, Bret
Other title:Vitae excellentium imperatorum. Selections
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Latin
Published: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, [2015]
Series:Classics textbooks ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Hannibal, > 247 B.C.-182 B.C.
Nepos, Cornelius > Criticism and interpretation.
Nepos, Cornelius.
265-30 B.C.
Punic wars.
Rome > Histiry > Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Carthage (Extinct city) > History.
Rome (Empire)
Tunisia > Carthage (Extinct city)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Textbooks.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • 1. Life of Nepos. Historical Context ; Works of Nepos ; The Lives of Famous Men ; The Lives of Foreign Commanders ; Other Works ; Reputation in Antiquity and Beyond ; Friendships and Social Context ; The Caecilii Metelli ; Atticus and Cicero ; Catullus
  • 2. Reading Nepos. Four Favorite Constructions ; Three Key Words ; Why Write Biography? ; Nepos and Non-Roman Cultures ; The Biographical Tradition in Greece and Rome ; Nepos' Audience
  • 3. Historical Context and Hannibal. Early History of Carthage ; First Punic War (264-241 BC) ; Between the Wars ; Second Punic War (218-203 BC) ; Aftermath ; Hannibal ; Evaluating Hannibal
  • Bibliography
  • Chronology of Hannibal's Life
  • Text of Nepos' Life of Hannibal
  • Notes
  • Full Vocabulary for Nepos' Life of Hannibal and Prologus to the Lives of Outstanding Commanders.
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • 1. Life of Nepos. Historical Context; Works of Nepos; The Lives of Famous Men; The Lives of Foreign Commanders; Other Works; Reputation in Antiquity and Beyond; Friendships and Social Context; The Caecilii Metelli; Atticus and Cicero; Catullus
  • 2. Reading Nepos. Four Favorite Constructions; Three Key Words; Why Write Biography; Nepos and Nonђ́ѫRoman Cultures; The Biographical Tradition in Greece and Rome; NeposAudience
  • 3. Historical Context and Hannibal. Early History of Carthage; First Punic War (264ђ́ѫ241 BC); Between the Wars; Second Punic War (218ђ́ѫ201 BC); Aftermath; Hannibal; Evaluating Hannibal
  • Bibliography
  • Chronology of Hannibals Life
  • Text of NeposLife of Hannibal
  • Notes
  • Full Vocabulary for NeposLife of Hannibal and Prologus to the Lives of Outstanding Commanders.

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