Octavius – Marcus Minucius Felix – 1678 | Early Christian Latin Edition

Octavius is the only known work by 3^rd-century Roman scholar Marcus Minucius Felix. This work is a narrative dialogue between a Christian and a pagan. Much of this work was influenced by Cicero’s Nature of the Gods and was written to convince non-Christians to convert from their pagan ways.

This 1678 edition was published in Oxford and includes annotations and commentary by Nicolaus Rigaultius and Cecilus Cyprian.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Marci Minucii Felicis equitis Romani Octavius : Ccilius Cyprianus de idolorum vanitate, cum observationibus omnibus Nicolai Rigaltii habita cum aliis quamplurimis editionibus diligenti collatione, excerptisque e variorum notis scitu dignissimis
• Author(s): Marcus Minucius Felix
• Contributor(s): Nicolaus Rigaultius (Annotations); Cecilius Cyprianus (Treatise)
• Publisher: Oxoni, Typis L. Lichfieid, impensis Ric. Davis
• Edition: 1678 edition
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  5.5 in x 3.25 in (14 cm x 8.25 cm)
• Collation: [44], 126, [24], 83,
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Octavius by Marcus Minucius Felix
  • De Idolorum Vanitate by Cecilius Cyprianus
  • Notes and comparative readings by Nicolas Rigaultius

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding shows rubbing at the top corner. Text block is tight and secure with no major faults observed.

Why Collect This?

• Printed in Oxford, Latin text

Item Number: # 29105