An avncient historie and exquisite chronicle of the Romanes warres, both ciuile and foren
By: Written in Greeke by the noble orator and historiographer, Appian of Alexandria, one of the learned counsell to the most mightie emperoures, Traiane and Adriane. In the which is declared: Their greedy desire to conquere others. Their mortall malice to destroy themselues. Their seeking of matters to make warre abroade. Their picking of quarels to fall out at home. All the degrees of sedition, and all the effects of ambition. A firme determination of fate, thorowe all the changes of fortune. And finally, an euident demonstration, that peoples rule must giue place, and princes power preuayle. With a continuarion [sic], bicause that parte of Appian is not extant, from the death of Sextus Pompeius, second sonne to Pompey the Great, till the ouerthrow of Antonie and Cleopatra, after the vvhich time, Octauianus Caesar, had the lordship of all, alone
Contributors: B., W.; Barker, William, active 1572, translator; Bynneman, Henry, -1583, printer; Hatton, Christopher, Sir, 1540-1591, dedicatee; Newbery, Ralph, -1604, printer
Publisher: By Raufe Newbury, and Henry Bynniman
Published: 1578
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Subjects: Ancient History; Early works to 1800; Civilization; History
Other titles: Auncient historie and exquisite chronicle of the Romanes warres, both ciuile and foren
Work titles: De bellis civilibus
Notes: Pagination. Part 1: [4], 354 [i.e. 370], [2], 371-398, [12]. Part 2: [12], 128, [4], 129-296, 443-445, [9] p.

Part 1: Unnumbered preliminary pages include title page, with woodcut armorial device on verso, two-page dedication from Bynneman to Sir Christopher Hatton (1540-1591); title-page leaf for "A continvation of Appian of Alexandria", one-page dedication to Sir Christopher Hatton, signed "H.B.", and one-page errata list follow p. 370; ten-page index and two-page errata list follow p. 398. Part 2: title leaf, two-page dedication from Bynneman to Sir Christopher Hatton, page containing woodcut armorial device, seven-page author's "preface to the bookes of the Romane wars, with forraine nations"; one-page errata list and eight-page index at end of vol.

Misprinted page numbers: 307 instead of 305, 399 instead of 309, 354 instead of 370.

With woodcut tail-pieces and initials.

"A continvation of Appian of Alexandrîa" has divisional title page. Subtitle: "wherein is declared the last acte of the wofull tragedie of the Romaines bloudie dissentions, in the whiche Marcus Antonius was ouerthrown by sea at Actio, and by land at Alexandrîa: where both he and Cleopatra killed themselues, after the which, Octauius Caesar was the only monarch of all the Roman Empire alone. In this we be taught: that Gods vengeance is sharp, although it be slovv, and that peoples rule must giue place, and princely povver preuayle."

"The second part of Appian of Alexandrîa" has divisional title page. Subtitle: "wherin be contained so manie of the Romanes expeditions against forraine nations, as haue bene defended from the spoyle of war, or the decay of time, and bin brought into light and come to our handes. That is to say: 1 Against Mithridates King of Pontus, with his miserable end. 2 Against the Hiberians, nowe called Spaniardes, and among many notable things, the pitiful ouerthrow of the citie of Numantia. 3 Against the Carthagies, with the lamentable destruction of that citie. 4 Againste Antiochus the Great, who after manye losses, made a dishonorable peace. 5 Against the Parthians, where Crassus was slaine, and Antonie foyled. 6 Againste the Illyrians, of whose conquest Octauius Caesar glorieth. 7 A fragment of the war with the Frenche, with whom Iulius Caesar fought tenne yeares together, and triumphed of them. Translated into English by W:B." ESTC conjectures that the translator could be William Barker. Imprint: "Imprinted at London by Ralph Newberie and Henrie Bynniman".

Main title page and divisional title page for "The second part of Appian of Alexandrîa" contained within woodcut border. Divisional title page for "A continvation of Appian of Alexandria" contains woodcut vignette.

Includes index.

Rare Book copy: Both parts bound together.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), S100209

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 713

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