The liues of the noble Grecians and Romains
By: compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarch of Chaeronea: ; Translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot ... with the liues of Hannibal and Scipio African: translated out of Latine into French by Charles del' Escluse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North knight. Hereunto are also added the liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Caesar, of Plutarch, and of Seneca: with the liues of nine other excellent chieftaines of warre: collected out of Aemylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator
Contributors: North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?; Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478; Amyot, Jacques, 1513-1593; Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628; Nepos, Cornelius
Publisher: Printed by George Miller, and are to be sold by Robert Allott ...
Published: 1631
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1244
Subjects: Biography; Early works to 1800; Classical biography
Other titles: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
Work titles: Lives
Notes: The lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octavius Caesar Augustus [etc.], p. [1105]-1230, has individual t.p.

"The lives of Hannibal and Scipio African" are attributed to Donato Acciajuoli. The biographies here attributed to Aemylius Probus are now believed to be by Cornelius Nepos.

Signatures: A⁸B-5O⁶5P⁸.

Includes index: p. [1]-[31] at end.

Initial leaf and final page are blank.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 20070

English short title catalogue (ESTC), S115993