Ancient History

London: John Murray, 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Orig. boards with printed paper label on upper cover, spine rebacked with orig. printed paper label laid on and with new endpapers. viii, 164pp, [5]pp with list of subscribers. Featuring [4] engravings, and a title-vignette. Small rubber stamps in lower margins of Cardiff Public Libraries, untrimmed edges, with some light foxing. Corners and edges worn, with soiling to boards but in fact very good. British Oriental Scholar Rev. Thomas Maurice (1754-1824) was noted for his studies in history and antiquities. Thomas was appointed Assistant Librarian at the British Museum.

1681 ROME Valerius Maximus DictorumFactorum Tiberius Latin Dutch Minellius
A rare printing of Valerius's "Dictorum et Factorum" or Historical Anecdotes. This work is a collection of short stories, sayings, and phrases, memorial to Tiberius Caesar, who was reigning during Valerius's lifetime. These anecdotes depict ancient Greek life and philosophy as well as famous kings and Caesars. Many modern historians claim that Valerius's work was taken from Cicero, Livy, and Sallust, as well as other ancient historians and philosophers, rather than creating original works.
However, many of the topics he writes about were controversial and unusual for the time – he wrote on homosexuality within the Roman army and the aristocracy of ancient Greece. While homosexually itself was written on, it was only considered tolerable in a 'master-slave' relationship, not within a public and high-status sense. Other topics include omens, revenge, superstitious cults, women lawyers, modesty, crimes, and conflicting… Read More

1696 Aurelius Victor Historia Romana Augustus Caesar Theodosius Dutch Pitiscus
Aurelius Victor was a 4th-century Roman historian best known for his book 'Historia Romana'. This work comprises accounts of the origins and establishment of Rome, mythology, and reigns of notable emperors such as Augustus Caesar and Theodosius. Dutch historian Samuel Pitiscus collected and edited classical literature such as Rosinus, Suetonius, and this 17th-century printing of Victor.

Item number: #15420
Price: $750
VICTOR, Sextus Aurelius
Sexti Aurelii Victoris Historiae Romanae Breviarium…
Trajecti ad Rhenum : apud Franciscum Halmam , Guilielmum vande Water, 1696.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o [42], 434, [74]; 168, [28]
o Filled with in-text engravings
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 5in (21cm x 13cm)
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1647 1ed Valerius Maximus Dictorum Factorum ROME Tiberius Scipio Latin Lipsius
A rare printing of Valerius's "Dictorum et Factorum" or Historical Anecdotes. This work is a collection of short stories, sayings, and phrases, memorial to Tiberius Caesar, who was reigning during Valerius' lifetime. These anecdotes depict ancient Greek life and philosophy as well as famous kings and Caesars. Many modern historians claim that Valerius's work was taken from Cicero, Livy, and Sallust, as well as other ancient historians and philosophers, rather than creating original works.
However, many of the topics he writes about were controversial and unusual for the time – he wrote on homosexuality within the Roman army and the aristocracy of ancient Greece. While homosexually itself was written on, it was only considered tolerable in a 'master-slave' relationship; not within a public and high status sense. Other topics include omens, revenge, superstitious cults, women lawyers, modesty, crimes, and conflicting… Read More

1658 Alexander the Great Quintus Curtius Rufus Greece ROME Elzevier RARE

"Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule."
― Quintus Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great
This famous and important work by Quintus Curtius was inspired by the celebrated Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great and was written, more than likely, during the reign of Caligula in Rome. The style of Quintus Curtius's writing was directly in line with Livy, whose work on the people of Rome greatly influenced the writing of "Histories of Alexander the Great." Curtius describes the strange and mysterious things that Alexander the Great encounters on his military expedition and does so with great historical acumen. This book, along with Livy and Tacitus, should always be considered part of the canon of ancient world texts.
This rare 1658 printing was published by Elzevier in Lyon which included the notes of Matthaus Rader, Nicolaas Blanckaert, and Johann Freinsheim.
Item number: #16812
Price: $599
RUFUS, Quintus… Read More

1669 John Sleidan Four Empires GREECE Rome Babylon Persia Key of History Horn
Johannes Sleidanus was a 16th-century historian who is best remembered for his commentary and analysis of the Protestant Reformation. He collected as all papers and manuscripts concerning the Reformation to which he had access (particularly those of Martin Luther) and edited them as part of his 'Commentary on State, Religion, and Republic'. And while his contributions to the growth of popularity of the Reformation was his greatest work, he also published a book on the history of the world.
'The Four Empires', also known as 'The Key of History', is a methodical history of four the most important kingdoms of the world – Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. He describes important world events, beginning with Flood of Noah, through Roman emperors, the reign of Alexander the Great, and much more. This 1669 edition includes notes and commentary by Georg Horn.
Item number: #18013
Price: $599
SLEIDAN, John
I. Sleidani de quatuor… Read More

1686 Iconoclast History Byzantine Orthodox Iconoclasm Catholic Schism Maimbourg
Louis Maimbourg was an important 17th-century French historian known for his studies in Calvinism, Catholicism and Jesuitism, as well as histories of famous popes. Though, perhaps one of his most important works was history of the Iconoclast controversy from its earliest occurrences in 8th-century Byzantine disputes. Maimbourg's 'History of the Hersey of Iconoclasts' is often considered the best work on Iconoclasm from the 17th-century.
Item number: #18698
Price: $599
MAIMBOURG, Louis
Histoire de l'heresie des iconoclastes et de la translation de l'empire aux francais
Paris : S. Mabre-Cramoisy, 1686.

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[32], 492, [2]
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~10.25in X 7.75in (26.5cm x 19.5cm)
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1558 Roman Republic Provinces GAUL Egypt ROME Elections Legions Onofrio Panvinio
Onofrio Panvinio was a 16th-century Italian historian who published a number of works on antiquity. Perhaps his most famous works were those on the Roman Republic, such as 'Republicae Romanae Commentariorum'. This work is a broad study on the Roman Empire and focuses on the following aspects:
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Priests
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Tribes and customs
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Government elections and officials
o Includes popes
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Provinces of Rome (descriptions of)
o Spain, Sardinia, Achaia, provinces in Gaul, Sicily, Cyrene, Numidia, Cyprus, Crete, Bithynia, Syria, Egypt, Britannia, and many more.
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Roman colonies and municipalities
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People in Roman legions
It also features a detailed and thorough physical description of the city of Rome including street names, ports, and iconic locations.

Item number: #20593
Price: $950
PANVINIUS, Onofrio
Onuphrii Panuinii Veronensis fratris eremitae Augustiniani Reipublicae Romanae… Read More

1781 Annals of Maria Theresa HAPSBURG Austria Holy Roman Empire Illustrated
A rare, 18th-century account of the life and reign of Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire and the Hapsburgs. Written by abbe Fromageot, this work is a supportive treatise which, according to Russell and Coote, omitted many of the ills and controversies of Maria Theresa's reign. In fact, these experts claim that much of the work features 'wilful suppression' of these details to ensure the princess's positive views.
Item number: #20922
Price: $499
FROMAGEOT, Pierre
Annales du regne de Marie-Thérèse : impératrice douairière, reine de Hongrie & de Bohême, archiduchesse d'Autriche
Paris: chez Nyon, La Porte, 1781.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 332, [4]
o 7 engravings
5 full-page
2 vignette engravings
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References: Russell and Coote, History of Modern Europe, p.87
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather, tight and secure
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Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in… Read More

Buenos Aires: Emece Editores, 1945. [Spanish text]. Five volumes, with reproductions of the original title pages, large octavo, PAGES UNCUT AND UNOPENED, marbled endpapers, red coth with black spine labels, slightly faded and rubbed but very firm, a good set. [Please note - the pages are uncut, unopened. They will need to be opened with a sharp knife. PAGINA SIN ABRIR.] SCARCE.] A heavy set - extra postage will be needed.. Second edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Rufus Littel, Philadelphia, 1819; octavo (4 3/8" x 7"), 420 pgs.; illustrated; full calf. A detailed scriptural history of both Old and New Testaments, from Genesis through the life and teachings of Christ and his apostles, including a wealth of Judaic history, prophesy, custom, belief, and ritual, the whole organized into an engaging question and answer format. Authored by venerable 18th century English cleric and polymath Isaac Watts, D.D. (1674-1748), best remembered today for his enduring sacred hymns. Three engraved fold-out illustration plates at the back of the book depict exterior and interior views of the ancient Hebrew Tabernacle, keyed for identification. The Holy Of Holies in the third plate is has a small hinged engraved paper veil, which when lifted reveals the contents inside. Very Good. Binding absolutely tight, sound, and square, moderate external wear, two miniscule chinks of the leather at the top extremity of the spine panel, a pair of worm holes in the blank bottom… Read More

1632 1ed Historiae Augustae Ancient ROME Emperors Commodus Maximus 5v SET Vellum

"Historiae Augustae" is a rare, 17th-century collection of ancient Roman histories of Roman Emperors by many of the 'minor' classical historians. Many of these histories were written during the reigns of Constantine the Great but cover the reigns of rulers such as Hadrian, Caracalla, Geta, Antonius, Albinus, Maximus and Balbinus, Cassius, Commodus, Heliogabalus, Severus Alexander, and many others. While the biographies are the appeal of this work, the authors themselves shouldn't be overlooked.

The 30-sum biographies were written by Aelius Spartianus, Julius Capitolinus, Vulcacius Gallicanus, Aelius Lampridius, Trebellius Pollio, and Flavius Vopiscus Syracusanus. This particular 1632 edition of "Historiae Augustae" was edited by Vossius and Boxhorn and published in five, charming tomes.

Item number: #21427
Price: $950

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Historiæ Avgvstæ Scriptorvm Latinorvm Minorvm

Lugduni Batavorum: Ex officina Joannis… Read More

Stated First Printing, 1999.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Despite the cover and title page, the series is the Catalog of Anomalies and is devoted to documenting phenomena in a range of fields that science cannot explain. This is the first volume to concern archaeology. Mere size or mass is not sufficient for mention; the criteria include high degrees of innovation, precocious use of technology and science, apparent lack of purpose, and the unknown identity of the builders. Findings here are used as evidence that the Vikings ventured well beyond Newfoundland, that extensive pre-Columbian contacts existed between the Old and New Worlds, and that vastly superior civilizations preceded our own.

1880 FAMED Edward Gibbon Roman Empire Decline & Fall of Caesar ROME Illustrated

"Lo, there appeared a truly classic work: a history not majestic like Livy, nor compressed like Tacitus; not stamped with character like Clarendon; perhaps not so deep as Robertson's 'Scotland,' but a thousand degrees above his 'Charles'."
– Allibone, on Gibbon's 'History'

Originally printed in 1776, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" was written in six volumes by Edward Gibbon. It has maintained its status as one of the most important literary achievements of the 18th-century and saw numerous editions. This book's popularity was partly due to it becoming the model used by modern historians and historical authors. This led to Gibbon being considered the first modern historian on the Roman Empire.

Important contents include:
· Gibbon's religious, or secular, views on the Quran and Mohammed
· The advancement of Christianity leading to the demise of Rome
· Christian… Read More

1639 Architecture ROMAN RUINS Engravings Duperac Colosseum Vestigi Roma RARE
Étienne Dupérac was a famous 16th-century French engraver who is primarily remembered for his illustrated portrayals of ancient Roman ruins. "Ì vestigi dell'antichita di Roma" is a collection of engravings depicting iconic buildings and ruins from ancient Rome including:
· Arch of Constantine
· The Colosseum
· The Baths of Titus
· Pyramid of Cestius
· Castrense Amphitheatre
· Acqua Marcia fountain
· Mausoleum of Augustus
· Castel Sant'Angelo
· Bridge of St Bartholomew
These folio engravings are some of the most desirable illustrations of Roman ruins!
Item number: #24150
Price: $3500
PERAC, Etienne du
Ì vestigi dell'antichita di Roma
In Roma: Appresso Giombatistà de Rossi in Piazza Nauona., 1639.
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o 37 of 40 engravings
Wanting #21, 29, and 40
Includes engraved title page
· Provenance: Bookplate – Francisco Guasch Homs
o Francisco Guasch Homs (or Francesc Guasch, 1861-1923) was a… Read More