NEPOS, Cornelius.
The Lives of Illustrious Men.
The Lives of Illustrious Men.
Written in Latin by Corn. Nepos, and done into English by several hands.
Stock Code 123720
Oxford, Printed for Hen[ry] Cruttenden, and are to be sold by Anth[ony] Stephens, bookseller near the theatre, 1684.
The work was originally formatted in 16 books covering the lives of Roman and foreign rulers, poets, philosophers etc., however only the book on military leaders (Excellentium imperatorum vitae) survives, as well as the individual biographies of Cato and Atticus.
In full, The Lives of Illustrious Men includes histories of: Militiades, Themistocles, Aristides, Pausanias, Cimon, Lysander, Alcibiades, Thrasybulus, Conon, Dion, Iphicrates, Chabrias, Timotheus, Datames, Epaminondas, Pelopidas, Agesilaus, Eumenes, Phocion, Timoleon, Hamilcar, Hannibal, Cato, and Atticus. It is prefaced with a life of the author himself.
First edition in English; 8vo (18 x 11.5 cm); engraved frontipsiece, ownership inscription in pen to title, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, slightly toned; contemporary sprinkled calf, sometime rebacked, extremities slightly rubbed, very good; [56], 272pp.
ESTC R7830.
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