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A14316 Velleius Paterculus his Romane historie in two bookes. Exactly translated out of the Latine edition supervised by Ianus Gruterus. According to the reformations in such parts of him, in which the Latin hath suffered either by time, or negligence in the transcribers of the ablest commenters upon him. And rendred English by Sr. Robert Le Grys Knt.; Historiae Romanae libri II. English Velleius Paterculus, ca. 19 B.C.-ca. 30 A.D.; Gruterus, Janus, 1560-1627.; Le Grys, Robert, Sir, d. 1635. 1632 (1632) STC 24633; ESTC S119054 101,589 446

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