Livy, History Rome, Latin Books 1,21,22, Rev. Ed 1884
"The Histories of Livy, Books I, XXI, and XXII With Extracts from Books IX, XXVI, XXXV, XXXVIII, XXXIX, and XLV. Original Latin Edited and Annotated" by Thomas Chase. Prefaces in English and Latin, Introduction in English. Contains Endnotes, Geographical Index, and two-page "Summary of the Historical Examination of the First Book of Levy," by J.R. Seeley. Published by Eldredge & Brother, Philadelphia, PA. Revised Edition, 1884.
Hard boards, leather spine [some wear]; 4.3/4" x 6.3/4"; floral decorated endpapers, 364 pages + publisher's ads, vintage three line pencil written inscription on dedication page + a few pencil notes and markings, a little soiling and wear, a few page corner folds, very good condition.
Titus Livius [64/59 BC - AD 12/17], known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled Ab Urbe Condita, "From the Founding of the City", covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own lifetime. He was on familiar terms with members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and even in friendship with Augustus, whose young grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, he exhorted to take up the writing of history.
Livy's 'History of Rome' was in high demand from the time it was published and remained so during the early years of the empire. Pliny the Younger reported that Livy's celebrity was so widespread, a man from Cadiz travelled to Rome and back for the sole purpose of meeting him. Livy's work was a source for the later works of Aurelius Victor, Cassiodorus, Eutropius, Festus, Florus, Granius Licinianus and Orosius. Julius Obsequens used Livy, or a source with access to Livy, to compose his De Prodigiis, an account of supernatural events in Rome from the consulship of Scipio and Laelius to that of Paulus Fabius and Quintus Aelius.
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"The Histories of Livy, Books I, XXI, and XXII With Extracts from Books IX, XXVI, XXXV, XXXVIII, XXXIX, and XLV. Original Latin Edited and Annotated" by Thomas Chase. Prefaces in English and Latin, Introduction in English. Contains Endnotes, Geographical Index, and two-page "Summary of the Historical Examination of the First Book of Levy," by J.R. Seeley. Published by Eldredge & Brother, Philadelphia, PA. Revised Edition, 1884.
Hard boards, leather spine [some wear]; 4.3/4" x 6.3/4"; floral decorated endpapers, 364 pages + publisher's ads, vintage three line pencil written inscription on dedication page + a few pencil notes and markings, a little soiling and wear, a few page corner folds, very good condition.
Titus Livius [64/59 BC - AD 12/17], known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled Ab Urbe Condita, "From the Founding of the City", covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own lifetime. He was on familiar terms with members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and even in friendship with Augustus, whose young grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, he exhorted to take up the writing of history.
Livy's 'History of Rome' was in high demand from the time it was published and remained so during the early years of the empire. Pliny the Younger reported that Livy's celebrity was so widespread, a man from Cadiz travelled to Rome and back for the sole purpose of meeting him. Livy's work was a source for the later works of Aurelius Victor, Cassiodorus, Eutropius, Festus, Florus, Granius Licinianus and Orosius. Julius Obsequens used Livy, or a source with access to Livy, to compose his De Prodigiis, an account of supernatural events in Rome from the consulship of Scipio and Laelius to that of Paulus Fabius and Quintus Aelius.
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US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------ $9.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $32.50
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