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Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal : Latin text, notes, maps, illustrations and vocabulary /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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Cambridge, UK :
Open Book Publishers,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Classics textbooks ;
v. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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 (218-203 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.