{"product_id":"cornelius-nepos-lives-illustrious-men-oxford-1684-123720","title":"The Lives of Illustrious Men.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition of this translation of Roman historian Cornelius Nepos' (c.110-25 BC) \u003cem\u003eDe viris illustribus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 (\u003cem\u003eExcellentium imperatorum vitae\u003c\/em\u003e) survives, as well as the individual biographies of Cato and Atticus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn full, \u003cem\u003eThe Lives of Illustrious Men \u003c\/em\u003eincludes 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eESTC R7830.","brand":"NEPOS, Cornelius.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57636622762359,"sku":"123720","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123720_01.jpg?v=1792774638","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/cornelius-nepos-lives-illustrious-men-oxford-1684-123720","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}