Aurelius Victor, Sextus. Historia Romana, cum notis integris Dominici Machanei, Eliae Vineti, Andreae Schotti, Jani Gruteri, nec non excerptis, Frid. Sylburgii & Annae Familiae. Curante Joanne Artzenio. 22 Bl., 668 pp., 67 Bl. Title in black and red. With stung frontispiece, engraved title vignette, copper panel and about 150 coin coppers. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Modern leather band with hs. RSchild. Amsterdam, Jansson-Waesberg and Utrecht, Jakob Poolsum, 1733. Silencer II, 1136. Graesse VI, 299. Ebert 1141. – First richly illustrated edition of the edition provided by Joannes Arntzenius (1702-1759). "The text is based on Schott's edition" (Schweiger). "Best Edition" (Ebert). The Roman imperial history, also known as Liber de Caesaribus, is the only surviving work of the late Antiquity historian Sextus Aurelius Victor (c. 320 - c. 390). It contains reports on the origins and foundation of Rome, mythology and the reigns of important emperors. The edition of Arntzen reproduces all the comments of the commentators mentioned in the title. – A little stained, otherwise well preserved.