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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: collected out of Æmylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator

Author/creator Plutarch
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by Richard Field, 1612.
Description[16], 1244, [32] p. : ports. (woodcuts)
Supplemental Content https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240913796
Subject(s)
Classical biography--Early works to 1800.
Greece--Biography --Early works to 1800.
Rome--Biography --Early works to 1800.
Other author/creatorGoulart, Simon, 1543-1628.
Other author/creatorNepos, Cornelius.
Other author/creatorNorth, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?
Other author/creatorAcciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478.
Uniform titleLives. English
Variant title Liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octauius Cæsar Augustus.
Variant title Lives of the noble Grecians and Romaines.
Variant title Vitae parallelae.
Series Early English books online. ^A888680
General noteA translation of: Vitae parallelae.
General noteThe lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli.
General noteThe first leaf is blank.
General note"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.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 20069.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1391:5)
Other title Lives of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, and of Octavius Cæsar Augustus.
Other title Vitae. English. Selections.
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