Basileae : apud Ioannem Oporinum, [1558]. olio (302 x 210 mm) [10] Bl., 676 S., [25] Bl., 1 folding plate (genealogiae Cesarum), printer mark on the title, decorated initials, text ruled in red. contemporary brown calf, medallion at the centre, spine on raised bands somewhat restored, split joins, dampstains on first leaves; paper somewhat yellowed.
Cassius Dio's Roman History remains a critical source for understanding Roman political and military history from the Republic through the early Empire. Spanning 80 booksof which portions survive. Dedicatory epistle by Guilielmus Xylander to Johannes Henricus Herwartus. Exlibris manuscript on the title. VD16 D 1793