Cornelius Nepos is the earliest biographer in Latin whose work has come down to us. We have his "Book on the Great Generals of Foreign Nations" (first published in about 35 B.C.), containing 19 biographies of Greek military commanders, two pieces on the Carthaginians Hamilcar and Hannibal, and one on the Cappadocian Datames. These are short popular biographies written in a plain readable style. Series No. 467 / 366 pages / ISBN 0-674-99514-7