Joseph Naudet (8 December 1786 – 13 August 1878) was a French

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who was a native of

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. He initially worked at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and was later a teacher of

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at the

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. In 1817 he became a member of the

Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions ( epig ...

, where in 1852 he was appointed "secrétaire perpétuel". Naudet was also a member of the

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and served as

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of the

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. Among his written works was a three-volume edition of the

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Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the gen ...

titled- ''M. Accii Plauti Comoediae'' (1830)M. Accii Plauti Comoediae
Google Books and a work on Roman nobility called ''De la noblesse chez les Romains'' (1868). He also edited and translated works by

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and

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. With

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(1761–1840), he edited the twentieth volume of ''Recueil des historiens des Gaules et de la France'' (Compendium of Historians of

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and France).

Selected works

* 1811: ''Histoire de l'établissement, des progrès et de la décadence de la monarchie des Goths en Italie'' – History on the establishment, progress and decadence of the

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monarchy in Italy. * 1813: ''Essai de rhétorique, ou Observations sur la partie oratoire des quatre principaux historiens latins'' – Rhetorical essay; observations on the oratories of the four principal Latin historians. * 1815: ''Conjuration d'Étienne Marcel contre l'autorité royale, ou histoire des États-Généraux de la France pendant les années 1355 à 1358'' – Conspiracy of Etienne Marcel against royal authority, or history of the States-General of France from 1355 to 1358. * 1817: ''Des Changements opérés dans toutes les parties de l'administration de l'Empire romain, sous les règnes de Dioclétien, de Constantin et de leurs successeurs, jusqu'à Julien'', (2 volumes); réédition: Elibron Classics, Adamant Media Corporation, 2001 – The changes made in all parts of the administration (Roman Empire) under the reign of

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and their successors, up until Julian. * 1819: ''De la Responsabilité graduelle des agents du pouvoir exécutif'' – On the gradual responsibility of agents of executive power. * 1858: ''De l'Administration des postes chez les Romains'' – On the Roman administration of posts. * 1863: ''De la Noblesse et des récompenses d'honneur chez les Romains'' – On nobility and rewards of honor amongst the Romans.

References

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