The Roman antiquities of Dionysius Halicarnassensis

Title

The Roman antiquities of Dionysius Halicarnassensis

Alternative Title

Full title: The Roman antiquities of Dionysius Halicarnassensis. tr. into English; with notes and dissertations. By Edward Spelman, Efq.

Other title: Spelman Dionysius

Creator

Dionysius, of Halicarnassus

Publisher

London : Printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster

Date

MDCCLVIII 1758

Format

4 volumes ; 27 cm (4to)

Description

Signatures. Vol. I: pi¹ a-d⁴ e-k² B-3M⁴ 3N¹. Vol.II: pi¹ A-3I⁴. Vol.III: B-3K⁴. Vol.IV: B-3U⁴ 3X².

Complete pagination. Vol. I: xxxvii, [20], 456, [1] pages. Vol.II: [2], 439, [2] pages.

Vol.III: [2], 438, [2] pages. Vol.IV: [2], 516, [1] pages.

Following Book II in v. l, p. 369-456, is a reprint of an article pub. by the translator in 1743: "A fragment out of the sixth-book of Polybius ... tr. from the Greek with notes."

With a preface, wherein the system of Polybius is applied to the government of England; and a dissertation upon the constriution of the Roman Senate.

Provenance

Gift of Daniel Woolf

Jordan holdings: vol.II only.

Bookplate: The Reynolds Library 1884 with motto: Ut Intrantes Videant Lumen

Ownership inscription on half-title page: "Eliza J. Dean, Albany"

Blind stamp on title page of The Reynolds Library, Rochester N.Y.

Contributor

Spelman, Edward, -1767, translator.

Polybius.

Language

English

Identifier

DG207 .D59 1758

English Short Title Catalogue T136671

Files

DG207D591758.jpg

Collection

Citation

Dionysius, of Halicarnassus, “The Roman antiquities of Dionysius Halicarnassensis,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/797.