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The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans, compared together by that grave learned philosopher & historiographer Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greek into French, by James Amiot... With the lives of Hannibal & Scipio African; translated out of Latin into French, by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North, knight. Hereunto are added The lives of Epaminondas, of Phillip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Cæsar, of Plutarch, and of Seneca. With the lives of nine other excellent chieftains of war. Collected out of Æmilius Probus, by S.G.S.. And Englished by the aforesaid translator. To which are also added, the lives of twenty selected eminent persons of ancient and latter times, translated out of the work of that famous historiographer ... Andrew Thevet ... And now in this edition are further added, the lives of several eminent persons, translated out of the aforesaid Andrew Thevet

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Title: The lives of the noble Grecians and Romans, compared together by that grave learned philosopher & historiographer Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greek into French, by James Amiot... With the lives of Hannibal & Scipio African; translated out of Latin into French, by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North, knight. Hereunto are added The lives of Epaminondas, of Phillip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Cæsar, of Plutarch, and of Seneca. With the lives of nine other excellent chieftains of war. Collected out of Æmilius Probus, by S.G.S.. And Englished by the aforesaid translator. To which are also added, the lives of twenty selected eminent persons of ancient and latter times, translated out of the work of that famous historiographer ... Andrew Thevet ... And now in this edition are further added, the lives of several eminent persons, translated out of the aforesaid Andrew Thevet

Other titles: Lives

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Classmark: Large Greek K-5.71 PLU

Creator(s): Plutarch

Additional creator(s): Goulart, Simon (1543-1628) (Other); Amiot, James Bishop of Auxerre (Other); Thevet, André (1502-1590) (Other); North, Sir Thomas (1535-1601?) (Other)

Publisher: Printed by John Hayes, for George Sawbridge

Publication city: Cambridge

Date(s): 1676

Language: English

Size and medium: 10 unnumbered pages, 1, 030 [i.e. 1, 026], 20 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 91 pages, 34 unnumbered pages

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/198502

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991009648789705181

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Nos. 97/8, 99/100, 105/6, 107/8, 334/8, 444/5 omitted; 101/4, 336/7, 797/8 repeated in paging.


Added engraved title-page; head-pieces, initials.


The lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon... (p. [913]-1030) has separate t.-p. with imprint: Cambridge, Printed by J. Hayes, 1675.


"Prosographia: or some select pourtraitures and lives of ancient and modern illustrious personages..." has separate title-page with imprint: Cambridge, printed by John Hayes, 1676; and separate pagination.


"S.G.S." is Simon Goulart.


Indexed in: Wing P2634.

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