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The Structure of Nepos’ Book on Foreign Generals

Szabó, Ferenc Krisztián (2020) The Structure of Nepos’ Book on Foreign Generals. ACTA ANTIQUA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 60 (1-2). pp. 83-104. ISSN 0044-5975 (print); 1588-2543 (online)

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Abstract

The paper aims at specifying Nepos’ principles of composition in the Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum gentium. After reviewing the hypotheses on the structure of the work it will be argued mainly on the basis of the editorial notes and cross-references written in the book that the generals are lined up according to their provenance and arranged in a kind of frame structure to express the translatio imperii. The author focuses attention on the Athenian commanders to demonstrate the organic nature of history: in the background of their vitae the biography of Athens itself is also depicted. With the help of these observations most of the uncertainties, including th striking chronological discrepancies, can be clarified.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: MTA KFB támogatási szerződés alapján archiválva
Uncontrolled Keywords: foreign generals, political biography, composition, chronology, translatio imperii
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 23 May 2022 09:20
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2024 05:45
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/142991

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