ABSTRACT
Cornelius Nepos ranks as one of Rome’s lesser historians, well behind familiar giants such as Livy or Tacitus. His surviving works are not extensive, and they are of little actual historical value. His work has a moralistic or eulogizing tone, presenting celebrated figures primarily from Greek and Roman history and holding them forth as moral exemplars for others to follow. The intent is that their virtues and vices should serve for the edification of the reader.
