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- De Viris Illustribus, meaning "concerning illustrious men", represents a genre of literature which evolved during the Italian Renaissance in imitation of the exemplary literature of Ancient Rome. It inspired the widespread commissioning of groups of matching portraits of famous men from history (homini famosi) to serve as moral role models.
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He wrote nine epistles to seven churches: To the Romans one, To the Corinthians two, To the Galatians one, To the Ephesians one, To the Philippians one, To the Colossians one, To the Thessalonians two; and besides these to his disciples, To Timothy two, To Titus one, To Philemon one.
Apr 22, 2024 · De Viris Illustribus (1) [Aurelius Victor] : De Viris Illustribus. Sections 1 - 49. This collection of very short biographies was at one time attributed to Aurelius Victor. It is now generally agreed that it cannot have been written by him; but it has often been combined with the De Caesaribus to create a brief summary of all ancient Roman history.
De Viris Illustribus, meaning "concerning illustrious men", represents a genre of literature which evolved during the Italian Renaissance in imitation of the exemplary literature of Ancient Rome.
Scripsit autem et unam Epistolam, cujus exordium est: Quod fuit ab initio, quod audivimus, et vidimus oculis nostris, quod perspeximus, et manus nostrae contrectaverunt de verbo vitae, quae ab universis Ecclesiasticis et eruditis viris probatur.
The De Viris Illustribus was first published with the Caesars by Antonius Gryphius at Lyons in 1566 and Th. Pulmann at Antwerp, in 1574. They were followed by Casaubon, and his edition, as others of those mentioned on p. xxvii of Volume I, contains the fragments.
Apr 15, 2024 · This Latin text is no longer available in its original location on the 'forumromanum' website. There are other versions of the 'De Viris Illustribus' available online, but this one seems more reliable than most; and therefore it has been copied here with a small amount of reformatting.
The phrase 'de viris illustribus' translates to 'on illustrious men' and refers to a genre of Roman literature that focuses on the lives and achievements of notable figures in Roman history.
