[8], 376, [24] pp. Printer's device on title page; head and tail pieces, woodcut initials; printing in two columns in Latin and Greek, printed marginalia. (Folio) 34.5x20 cm (13½x8½"), period vellum.
Excerpts from the "History" of John of Xiphilinus, 11th century monk/historian.
Cassius Dio or Dio Cassius was a Roman statesman and historian of Greek origin. He published 80 volumes of history on ancient Rome, beginning with the arrival of Aeneas in Italy. The volumes documented the subsequent founding of Rome, the formation of the Republic, and the creation of the Empire, up until 229 AD
