De casibus virorum illustrium
De casibus virorum illustrium (On the Fates of Famous Men) is a work of 56 biographies in Latin prose composed by the Florentine poet Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo in the form of moral stories of the falls of famous people, similar to his work of 106 biographies De Mulieribus Claris.
| De casibus virorum illustrium | |
|---|---|
| On the Fates of Famous Men | |
Illuminated recto from Parisian edition (1467) | |
| Author(s) | Giovanni Boccaccio |
| Language | Latin |
| Date | 1355–1374 |
| Provenance | Certaldo |
| Genre | De viris illustribus |
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