Lot Essay
Dion's Rerum Romanorum was first printed in its complete form by Estienne in 1548. This 1551 version is the first edition of Xiphilino's epitome.
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DION, Cassius. Rerum Romanarum à Pompeio Magno ad Alexandrum Mamaeae, epitome authore Ioanne Xiphilino, Paris: Robert Estienne, 1551, 4°, Greek text, woodcut title device, headpieces and initials (marginal dampstaining and browning), old vellum (soiled). [Adams D513] Provenance: Peter Nouaille, Greatness (bookplate)