Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae

Frontispiece & Title

Item:

18^th Century Book

Title:

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Accedunt Selectae Ilectiones Dilucidando Auctori Apposite.

Author:

Eutropii (Eutropius)

Printer:

Typis Josephi Barbou

Place of Printing:

Parisiis (Paris)

Date of Printing:

1754

Format:

Octavo

Language:

 

McCune Location:

Sh. 11 #47

Reference:

 

Authors and Commentators

Eutropius (4th Century). Roman historian. He wrote a history of Rome from its founding to the rule of Jovian.

Johannes Alberto Fabricus (1668-1736). German classical scholar. He wrote 128 books, including “Bibliotheca Latina” which contained information on Latin writers.

The Book

A Brief History of Rome. A history of Rome in ten books. Book 1 covers the founding of Rome through the fall of Rome to the Gauls. Book 2 covers the conquest of Italy through the first Punic War. Book 3 includes Egypt as a protectorate and the second Punic War. Book 4 deals with the wars in Spain, Africa, and the East. Book 5 discusses the wars in Gaul and the civil war between Marius and Sulla. Book 6 contains conquest of Gaul by Caesar and the civil war between Caesar and Pompey. Book 7 covers the period after the death of Caesar and the beginning of the Roman Emperors. Book 8 discusses the emperors from Nerva through Severus. Book 9 is a history of the emperors from Maximin through Diocletian. Book 10 includes Constantine through Emperor Jovian.

Frontispiece: C. Eisen, artist; De La Fosse, engraver.

Artist and Engraver

Charles Domenique Joseph Eisen (1720-1778). French painter and engraver.

Charles De La Fosse (1636-1716). French artist.

Contents

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Eutropii Breviarum Historiae 1754

Frontispiece

By Eisen/De La Fosse.

Title

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Accedunt Selectae Ilectiones Dilucidando Auctori Apposite.

Printmark:

“Non Solus.” Old Man Under Vine-entwined Tree.

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Blank

iii-viii

Praefatio

ix-xxii

De Eutropio Testimonia

xxii-xxv

Vita Eutropii. Jo. Alberto Fabrico Auctore

xxvi-xxviii

Domino Valenti. Gothico Maximo. Perpetuo Augusto

1-12

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber I

13-29

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber II

30-43

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber III

44-58

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber IV

59-67

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber V

68-83

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber VI

84-100

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber VII

101-115

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber VIII

116-133

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber IX

134-148

Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae. Liber X

149-182

Variae Lectiones In Eurtropium

183-194

Tan. Fabri In Eutropium Animadversiones

195-208

Index Primus. Rerum Notabilium

209-221

Index Secundus Locutionum

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