Varia historia Vols. 1-2 - Ælian c. 175-c. 235; Perizonius, Jacobus 1651-1715 (Leiden Du Vivié Severinus, 1701)
Ælianus (c. 175-235) offers a wide panorama on the Greek-Roman world in his Greek writings
Jacob Perizonius was a professor of history and ancient literature at the universities of Leiden and Franeker. With this edition of the Varia Historia he stated the author of this text is not the same as the author of the 'Tactica'.
Jacob Perizonius was a keen book collector, he left an important collection of early books and manuscripts to the Univerity Library of Leiden.
A classic text commentary with the Greek text in the first column, a Latin translation in the second, and notes (in Latin) below.
Ad MStos Codices nunc primum recognita & castigata, Cum Versione Justi Vulteji, Sed innumeris in locis ad Graecum Auctoris Contextum Commentario Jacobi Perizonii. Accedunt Indices, & plures, & superioribus longe locupletiores
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Classical Antiquity (8th Century BC-6th Century AD); Mythology; History; Philology; Leiden (Netherlands)