Relation of the Death of the Primitive Persecutors – Lactantius – 1687 | Burnet English

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Relation of the death of the primitive persecutors – lactantius – 1687 | burnet english | 1687 amsterdam edition of lactantius’s account of roman emperors who persecuted christians, translated by gilbert burnet and bound in original leather.

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1687 Amsterdam edition of Lactantius’s account of Roman emperors who persecuted Christians, translated by Gilbert Burnet and bound in original leather.

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A Relation of the Death of the Primitive Persecutors by Lactantius, is a 4th-century treatise recounting the deaths of Roman emperors known for their opposition to Christianity. This book addresses notable Roman rulers such as Nero, Valerian, Aurelian, Diocletian, and Maximian and how each of them met gruesome, untimely deaths. This 1687 first English edition was translated by Gilbert Burnet, bound in period leather.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: A Relation of the Death of the Primitive Persecutors
  • Author(s): Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
  • Contributor(s): Gilbert Burnet (Translator)
  • Publisher: Amsterdam: Printed for J.S.
  • Edition: 1687. First edition
  • Format: (16mo), single volume
  • Binding: Original leather
  • Size:  5.75 in x 3.25 in (14.6 cm x 8.3 cm)
  • Collation: [vi], 167 pp
  • Provenance: signed – Edw. Cartwright
  • Contents Include:
    • Reports on Christian Suffering under Diocletian

 

Condition:

Very Good. Binding complete and firm. Minor rubbing at extremities. Text block intact. Pages show mild age toning without foxing or annotations. Hinges strong.

 

Why Collect This?

  • English translation by Gilbert Burnet

 

Item Number: # 29093

 

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

Religion

Authors

Lactantius Gilbert Burnet

Printing Date

17th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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