1519 LIVY
History of Rome Gladiators Hannibal Punic Wars ALDINE Post Incunable
“Men of outstanding ability are more likely
to lack the power of controlling their own people than of defeating an enemy in
battle.”
― Livy, The History of Rome
Few works on the history of Rome are as important and impactful as
Livy’s ‘Ab Urbe Condita’ or ‘Histories’. Livy began working on this
work at the end of the 1st-century BC and covers the earliest times
and the foundation of Rome through the reign of Caesar Augustus.
While any edition of Livy is desirable, this particular volume from the
1519 post-incunable edition is considered to be one of the most desirable and
valuable early edition of Livy. The famed Venetian printer Aldus Manutius
published this edition which was edited by Giovanni Francesco Torresani. Aldus
published this work in five distinct parts from 1518 through 1533, this tome
being the third of the series. Notable topics covered in this volume include:
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The spectacle of
Roman gladiators
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The military
delegations of Hannibal, Carthage conquests of Rome in the Punic Wars
·
Influence of Scipio
Africanus during the Second Punic War
·
Pyrrhus, King of
Epirus and the Battle of Argis
Item number: #20392
Price: $1599
LIVY, Titus
Titi Liuij Patauini Decas tertia.
Venetiis : In aedibus Aldi, et Andreae soceri, mense Februario 1519.
Details:
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Collation:
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[112], 350 leaves, [10]
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References: Lowndes 905, 2133; volume curiously not found in the USTC
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)
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