Cornelius Nepos
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Cornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer and historian of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "De Viris Illustribus" ("On Famous Men"), which profiled notable Greek and Roman figures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose author
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Roman biographer ⓘ ancient Roman writer ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 110 BC ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Catullus
NERFINISHED
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 24 BC ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Roman education system ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| friendOf | Atticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Life of Agesilaus
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Life of Alcibiades NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Aristides NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Aristomedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Atticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Cato the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Chabrias NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Cimon NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Conon NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Datames NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Dion NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Epaminondas NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Eumenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Hamilcar NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Iphicrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Miltiades NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Pelopidas NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Phocion NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Sertorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Themistocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Thrasybulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Timoleon NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Timotheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Roman biographical tradition
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medieval biographical writing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Excellentibus Ducibus Exterarum Gentium
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De Viris Illustribus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | brief and moralizing biographies ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Greek generals
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Roman statesmen ⓘ foreign commanders ⓘ |
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