The liues of the noble Grecians and Romaines, compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarke of Chæronea : translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings priuie Counsell, and great Almner of France : vvith the liues of Hannibal and Scipio African : translated out of Latine into French by Charles de l'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 Cæsar, of Plutarke, and of Seneca : with the liues of nine other excellent chieftaines of warre
Subtitle: collected out of Æmylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed by Richard Field
Published: 1612
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: grc
Number of pages: 1244
Subjects: Classical biography; Early works to 1800; Biography
Other titles: Liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octauius Cæsar Augustus.; Lives of the noble Grecians and Romaines.; Vitae parallelae.; Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans; Lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octavius Cæsar Augustus.; Vitae. Selections. English.
Work titles: Lives
Notes: A translation of: Vitae parallelae.

The lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli.

The first leaf is blank.

"The liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octauius Cæsar Augustus" has separate title page dated 1610. It is a translation by North of a compilation by Simon Goulart of Senlis, partly from the "Vitae excellentium imperatorum" of Cornelius Nepos ("Æmylius Probus"). Pagination and register are continuous.

Includes index.

STC (2nd ed.) 20069.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), S20069

English short title catalogue, S115994

Imprint torn from title-page.