L'Homond's De Viris Illustribus

The Oath of the Horatii - David

The De Viris Illustribus, a history of Rome from the founding to the Emperor Augustus, written by the Abbot Charles L'Homond (1727-1794), serves as the logical continuation, with respect to difficulty, of his Epitome Historiae Sacrae. L'Homond simplified Livy and Eutropius to create his history. While this is an adapted text, the level of difficulty is quite high for a school text.

Important: These commentaries are meant to be used in conjunction with The 200. A list of the two hundred most common Latin words as found by Dickinson College Commentaries.

1. The First Four Kings

2. The War with Pyrrhus