Herodien - Herodiani Historiarum Libri 8 - 1678
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Herodioni Historiarum Libri 8 by Herodien, a bilingual Greek/Latin edition of 1678 published by Theatro Sheldoniano, in full brown leather binding, eight books totaling 296 pages, with notes on politics, military history and society, in good condition.
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Rarest scholarly edition of a Greek historian of the 3rd century, a direct witness to the political and military upheavals of the Roman Empire after the death of Marcus Aurelius -
The work, in eight books, traces with precision the reigns of Commodus, Pertinax, Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, and Alexander Severus, emphasizing court intrigues, succession struggles, military revolts, and the progressive decadence of imperial institutions -
Herodian adopts a clear, narrative style, prioritizing the observation of conduct and customs over philosophical analysis, which gives his account immediate documentary value regarding the psychology of the emperors and the reactions of the Roman people -
Herodian - Herodian's Histories, Eight Books - 1678 - The Sheldonian Theatre -
viii, 288pp -
Good condition of the binding, the work in its original full brown leather from the period, leather scuffs, wear from use, cracked joints, loss of the headcaps, rounded corners, gilded edges, spine with ornamental raised bands, gold lettering on a red morocco label -
Good interior condition, foxing, beautiful engraving on the title page, text in two columns, Greek/Latin bilingual edition with marginal annotations, gilt roll along the borders of the endpapers, marbled endpapers.
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Rarest scholarly edition of a Greek historian of the 3rd century, a direct witness to the political and military upheavals of the Roman Empire after the death of Marcus Aurelius -
The work, in eight books, traces with precision the reigns of Commodus, Pertinax, Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus, and Alexander Severus, emphasizing court intrigues, succession struggles, military revolts, and the progressive decadence of imperial institutions -
Herodian adopts a clear, narrative style, prioritizing the observation of conduct and customs over philosophical analysis, which gives his account immediate documentary value regarding the psychology of the emperors and the reactions of the Roman people -
Herodian - Herodian's Histories, Eight Books - 1678 - The Sheldonian Theatre -
viii, 288pp -
Good condition of the binding, the work in its original full brown leather from the period, leather scuffs, wear from use, cracked joints, loss of the headcaps, rounded corners, gilded edges, spine with ornamental raised bands, gold lettering on a red morocco label -
Good interior condition, foxing, beautiful engraving on the title page, text in two columns, Greek/Latin bilingual edition with marginal annotations, gilt roll along the borders of the endpapers, marbled endpapers.
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Military, Politics, Sociology, War history
Book Title
Herodiani Historiarum Libri 8
Author/ Illustrator
Herodien
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1678
Edition
Reprint
Language
Greek, Latin
Original language
No
Publisher
Theatro Sheldoniano
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
296
