Polibio Historico Greco – Polybius – 1546 | Punic War Histories | Domenichi

Polibio historico Greco is a rare 1546 printing of Polybius’s Histories edited by Ludovico Domenici. This work, first written sometime in the 2^nd century BC, is an extensive account of the rise of Rome and the First and Second Punic Wars. Polybius begins with Rome’s campaigns over the Persians, Spartans, and Macedonians, followed by the start of the First Punic War and battles with Syracuse, Carthage, Messina, and the Siege of Agrigentum. Perhaps the most interesting inclusion in this work is the famed account of Hannibal crossing through Gaul on his War Elephants!

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Polibio historico greco
• Author(s): Polybius
• Contributor(s): Ludovico Domenichi (Editor and Translator)
• Publisher: In Vinegia, appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari
• Edition: 1546 edition.
• Format: 12mo (single volume)
• Binding: Full vellum
• Size:  6.25 in x 4 in (15.9 cm x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: 291, [9] leaves
• Contents Include:
  • Rome rising to power: defeating Persians, Spartans, and Macedonians
  • First Punic Wars – battles Syracuse and Carthage over Messina; Siege of Agrigentum
  • Birth of Rome’s Naval powers, key sea victories Mylae and Clypea
  • Xanthippus & the Carthaginian forces defeat of Rome in Africa
  • Mercenary War and African Revolts – Siege of Utica and Hippo
  • Hannibal’s rise in Spain and the start of the Second Punic War
  • Hannibal marching through Gaul with war elephants
  • Hannibal defeating Rome at Trebbia, Trasimene, and Cannae
  • Speeches and lessons from both Hannibal and Rome’s leaders such as Fabian Maximus
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): USTC 850247

Condition:

Full vellum binding, very good condition. Text block strong and secure, pages clean.

Why Collect This?

• Early Venetian edition of Polybius in Italian
• Military and political history of Rome with focus on Punic Wars

Item Number: #29198