On illustrious men of Rome

Title(s):
  • On illustrious men of Rome
  • De viris illustribus urbis Romae
    (De viris illustribus urbis Romae, On illustrious men of the city of Rome)
Period covered:
King Proca (ca. 800 B.C.)-queen Cleopatra (d. 30 B.C.)
Language:
Latin
State of Preservation:
Full
Genre:
  • Secular history (antiquarianism)
  • Biography (collective)
Remarks:
The work was part of the Corpus Aurelianum, for which see the entry on Victor, Aurelius. Two recensions exist, analyzed by Arnaud-Lindet (2004).
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Bibliography:
  • J. Fugmann (1990-2004) Königszeit und frühe Republik in der Schrift De viris illustribus urbis Romae: quellenkritisch-historische Untersuchungen. 3 Vols. Frankfurt.
  • P.L. Schmidt (1989) '§532.3 De viris illustribus'. In: Restauration und Erneuerung: Die lateinische Literatur von 284 bis 374 n. Chr., ed. R. Herzog (Handbuch der lateinischen Literatur der Antike, 8.5). Munich: 187-190.