T. Livii Patavini Historiarum ab vrbe condita tomus tertius

1644 LIVY History of Rome Gladiators Hannibal Punic Wars Elzevier Vellum RARE

"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 is from the 1644 Elzevier edition. Notable topics covered in the third volume include:

· The spectacle of Roman gladiators

· 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: #20548

Price: $550

LIVY, Titus

T. Livii Patavini Historiarum ab vrbe condita tomus tertius

Lugd. Batavorum: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1644.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o 774, [14]

· References: Lowndes 905, 2133

· Provenance: Handwritten – Jre. Malliot, canon M. Grandisvallis

· Language: Latin

· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure

· Size: ~5.25in X 3.25in (13.5cm x 8cm)

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