Lipsius (Justus).
De Militia Romana libri quinque, commentarius ad Polybium. Editio tertia, aucta varie & castigata,
Antwerp: Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Joannem Moretum; 1602
bound with:
Analecta sive observationes reliquae ad militiam et hosce libros.
Idem, ibid., 1602
XXIX,(5) pp., 4 engraved illustrations
two parts in one volume
main title with engraved vignette
366 pp., 1 folding plate, 5 full-page (incl. 1 engraved table) and 3 half-page illustrations, woodcut text illustrations by Theodore Galle
Original limp vellum
Size: 7 by 10 1/3 inches
Some wear of the vellum, browning, occasional damstains
text in Latin
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Lipsius' treatise on ancient Roman warfare, based on the rediscovered writings of the late classical Greek historian Polybius, first published in 1595.


The Flemish humanist J. Lipsius (1547-1606) intensively studied the Roman military and warfare; his publication is considered a fundamental work on ancient warfare

Lipsius' treatise on ancient Roman warfare, based on the rediscovered writings of the late classical Greek historian Polybius




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