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Polybius10
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Casaubon, Isaac (1559-1614)7
Plutarch7
Gronovius, Jacobus (1645-1716)6
Meurs, Johannes Van (1579-1639)6
Thucydides4
Goulart, Simon (1543-1628)3
Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679)3
Le Paulmier De Grentesmesnil, Jacques (1587-1670)3

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An historical and geographical account of the Morea, Negropont, and the maritime places, as far as Thessalonica : illustrated with 42 maps of the countries, plains, and draughts of the cities, towns and fortifications

Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718); R. W Gent

1687

Advertisement on p. [1] at end. Publisher's advertisement for 'Angliae notitia' [1p]. List of plates [2pp] precedes main text beginning on p.1, the second page numbered 208; a second p.208 is boun...

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The history of the Grecian war: in eight books. Written by Thucydides. Faithfully translated from the original by Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury. With maps describing the countrey

Thucydides; Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679)

1676

Added engraved title-page, with title: Eight bookes of the Peloponnesian warre, written by Thucydides the sonne of Olorus. Interpreted with faith and diligence immediately out of the Greeke, by Thomas...

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Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum libri, accuratissime editi

Curtius Rufus, Quintus; Heinsius, Daniel (1580-1655); Rutgers, Jan (1589-1625)

1633

One of five variants in this year. Cf. Copinger; Willems. "Jani Rutgersii emendationes aliquot in Q. Curtio": p. 334-338. Engraved title-page; head-and tailpieces; initials. Headpiece of dedicat...

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Ioannis MeursI De populis Atticae liber singularis : In quo antiquitates Atticae plurimae

Meurs, Johannes van (1579-1639); Basson, Govert (1581-1643); Elzevir, Louis (1540-1617)

1616

Ioannis Meursij De populis Atticae liber singularis.

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Diodōrou Sikeliōtou Historiōn biblia tina ta heuriskomena = Diodori Siculi Historiarum libri aliquot, qui extant

Diodorus Siculus; Obsopoeus, Vincentius

[1539]

Publication information from colophon.

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 49 BCE

Issuer/creator: Gnaeus Pompey Magnus; Marcus Terrentius Varro

Place: Greece

Material: silver


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Eight bookes of the Peloponnesian warre

Thucydides; Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679)

1634

Engr. t.-p., with ornamental border. Last page wrongly numbered 536. A reissue of the sheets of 1629, the title-page being a new impression from the original plate with altered imprint.

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The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre : whiche was betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans

Thucydides; Nicolls, Thomas (fl. 1550)

Imprinted the xxv. day of July in the yeare of oure Lorde God a Thousande, fyue hundredde and fyftye [1550]

From the French translation (L'histoire de Thucydide, athenien, de la guerre, qui fut entre les Peloponnesiens et Atheniens) of Claude de Seissel. The printing of this volume variously attributed to...

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A journey into Greece, by George Wheler Esq; in company of Dr Spon of Lyons : In six books.... : With variety of sculptures

Wheler, Sir George (1650-1723)

1682

Errata: p. [14] (preliminary sequence). Title within double line border. Numbers 81-176 omitted in paging. Contents: (from t.p.) I. A voyage from Venice to Constantinople. -- II. An account of C...

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The plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian War. First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latine by Lucretius

Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713); Thucydides; Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679)

1683

Hobbes' version of Thucydides precedes Sprat's poem.

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