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

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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Open Book Publishers (-)
Otros Autores: Nepos, Cornelius, author (author), Mulligan, Bret, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Latin
Publicado: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers [2015]
Colección:Dickinson College commentaries ; volume 1.
Materias:
Hannibal, > 247 B.C.-182 B.C.
Nepos, Cornelius > Criticism and interpretation.
Punic wars.
Carthage (Extinct city) > Biography.
politics
Ancient Rome
history
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419577906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 (218-201 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.

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