Preface
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vii
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Acknowledgements
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ix
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List of Illustrations
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xi
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1.
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Life of Nepos
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1
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Historical Context
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2
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Works of Nepos
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3
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The Lives of Famous Men
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4
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The Lives of Foreign Commanders
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4
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Other Works
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5
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Reputation in Antiquity and Beyond
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6
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Friendships & Social Context
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8
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The Caecilii Metelli
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8
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Atticus & Cicero
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9
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Catullus
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11
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2.
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Reading Nepos
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13
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Four Favorite Constructions
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14
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Three Key Words
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15
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Why Write Biography?
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15
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Nepos and Non‒Roman Cultures
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17
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The Biographical Tradition in Greece and Rome
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17
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Nepos’ Audience
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19
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3.
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Historical Context and Hannibal
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21
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Early History of Carthage
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21
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First Punic War (264‒241 BC)
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24
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Between the Wars
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28
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Second Punic War (218‒201 BC)
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29
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Aftermath
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35
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Hannibal
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37
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Evaluating Hannibal
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41
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Bibliography
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43
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Chronology of Hannibal’s Life
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47
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Text of Nepos’ Life of Hannibal
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51
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Prologus
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51
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Chapter 1
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52
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Chapter 2
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53
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Chapter 3
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54
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Chapter 4
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54
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Chapter 5
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55
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Chapter 6
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56
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Chapter 7
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56
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Chapter 8
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57
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Chapter 9
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58
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Chapter 10
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59
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Chapter 11
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60
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Chapter 12
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61
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Chapter 13
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62
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Notes
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63
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Prologus
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63
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Essay on Nepos’ Prologus to the Lives of Outstanding Commanders
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68
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Chapter 1
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69
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Chapter 2
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73
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Chapter 3
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80
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Chapter 4
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84
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Essay on The Battle of Cannae & Its Legacy
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87
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Chapter 5
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89
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The End of Hannibal’s Campaign in Italy (218‒203 BC)
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94
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Chapter 6
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95
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Chapter 7
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98
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Chapter 8
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104
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Chapter 9
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107
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Chapter 10
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110
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Chapter 11
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113
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Chapter 12
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117
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Chapter 13
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121
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Full Vocabulary for Nepos’ Life of Hannibal and Prologus to the Lives of Outstanding Commanders
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123
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