Nepos

[ nee-pos, nep-os ]

/ ˈni pɒs, ˈnɛp ɒs /

noun

Cornelius,99?–24? b.c., Roman biographer and historian.

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Odoacer passed the Adriatic, to chastise the assassins of the emperor Nepos, and to acquire the maritime province of Dalmatia.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
The use of the word ‘nepos,’ therefore, furnishes no argument that this Life was written shortly after the death of St. Brigid.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy
In 473, Glycerius was put up for emperor; in 474, he gave place to Nepos, the third brought from Byzantium.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
Nepos is a most untrustworthy historian, and his work possesses little independent value.
Helps to Latin Translation at Sight|Edmund Luce

Nepos is not mentioned by Quintilian in his list of Roman historians.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton

British Dictionary definitions for nepos

Nepos

/ (ˈniːpɒs) /

noun

Cornelius. ?100–?25 bc, Roman historian and biographer; author of De Viris illustribus

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