The plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian VVarr. First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Now attempted in English, by Tho. Sprat.

All titles

• The plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian VVarr. First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Now attempted in English, by Tho. Sprat.
• History. Book 2. English. Selections.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Sprat (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by E.C. for Henry Brome at the Gun in Ivy-lane, 1667.

Publication year

1667-1667

ESTC No.

R31007

Grub Street ID

113839

Description

[8], 6, 24, [2] p. ; 4⁰

Note

Imprimatur on leaf A1v: : Let this book be printed, Roger L'Estrange. March 28. 1665.

With final advertisement leaf.

"Thucydides, lib. 2. As it is excellently translated by Mr. Hobbs", first p. 1-6.

"The plague of Athens" (caption title) by Sprat, in verse, has separate pagination; register is continuous.