Rare 1791 Latin Book Cornelius Nepos, Lives Ancient Greek Generals, Venice Print, First Edition

310.00

Description

A highly rare and collectible firswt edition (thus) printed in Venice in 1791

by Roman Biographer Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos, De Vita Excellentium Imperatorum


Venetiis (Venice), 1791

Editio Prima Veneta (First Venetian Edition) after the Third Roman Edition.

Printed by Simon Occhi, with ecclesiastical permission (Superiorem permissu ac privilegio).

Details:

  • Language: Latin with Italian translation and scholarly notes

  • Format: Soft paper binding

  • Size: approx. 20 cm x 12 cm

  • Pages: 344

  • Condition: Good antique condition for its age, with expected wear. Please refer to the images.

This edition includes the Latin text of Cornelius Nepos with Italian translations and annotations (Interpretationes et Adnotationes ad historiam et grammaticam pertinentes), designed for educational use (in usum studiosae juventutis).

Cornelius Nepos (c. 100 BC – after 28 BC) was a Roman historian and biographer from Cisalpine Gaul, known for his friendship with Catullus, Cicero, and Atticus. His biographies—valued for their clarity and straightforward style—became staples in classical education.

Abut the book: This volume contains his surviving works, including: Miltiades, Themistocles, Aristeides, Pausanias, Kimon, Lysander, Alcibiades, Thrasybulos, Konon, Dion, Iphicrates, Chabrias, Timotheos, Datames, Epaminondas, Pelopidas, Agesilaus, Eumenes, Phocion, Timoleon, Hamilcar, Hannibal, Cato the Elder and Atticus

A fine 18th-century educational and historical printing, ideal for collectors of classical literature, early printed books, or educational texts of the Enlightenment era.

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Languages

Latin