Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal: Latin text, notes, maps, illustrations and vocabulary
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Contents
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Language
Arabic
ISBN
9781783741328
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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 & Social Context
The Caecilii Metelli
Atticus & 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
Prologus
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Notes
Prologus
Essay on Nepos’ Prologus to the
Lives of Outstanding Commanders
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Essay on The Battle of Cannae & Its Legacy
Chapter 5
The End of Hannibal’s Campaign in Italy (218‒203 BC)
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Full Vocabulary for Nepos’
Life of Hannibal and Prologus to the Lives of Outstanding Commanders
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