The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
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The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
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- Rollin, Charles, 1661-1741; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
- Publication date
- 1768
- Topics
- History, Ancient
- Publisher
- London : Printed for J. and F. Rivington ...
- Collection
- johnadamsBPL; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
- Contributor
- John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library
- Language
- English
- Volume
- 1
Includes index
Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author on verso facing t.p., v. 1
John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library
John Adams Library copy inscribed on t.p., v.1: "£ 5/10 E Libris Roberti Winch Junr."
A variant of vol. I includes C. Rivington in the list of booksellers. Vols. III, VI, and VII also include C. Rivington
ESTC
ESTC
Also available on microfilm (vol 1-5)
Also available on microfilm (vols. 6-7)
John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894
Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author on verso facing t.p., v. 1
John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library
John Adams Library copy inscribed on t.p., v.1: "£ 5/10 E Libris Roberti Winch Junr."
A variant of vol. I includes C. Rivington in the list of booksellers. Vols. III, VI, and VII also include C. Rivington
ESTC
ESTC
Also available on microfilm (vol 1-5)
Also available on microfilm (vols. 6-7)
John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894
- Addeddate
- 2009-07-15 14:10:32
- Associated-names
- Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library)
- Call number
- 39999046674881
- Camera
- Canon 5D
- External-identifier
- urn:oclc:record:1039485183
- Foldoutcount
- 4
- Identifier
- ancienthistoryof0168roll
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- ark:/13960/t5r78td0r
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- Openlibrary_edition
- OL23565661M
- Openlibrary_work
- OL2302398W
- Page-progression
- lr
- Page_number_confidence
- 58.56
- Pages
- 576
- Ppi
- 400
- References
- ESTC, T127047; ESTC, T136378
- Scandate
- 20090723172411
- Scanner
- scribe3.boston.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- boston
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 11936860
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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May 26, 2010
Subject: Rollins' Ancient History
Subject: Rollins' Ancient History
This early 18th century work is a fascinating step back in time. The grasp of history that these scholars had, meticulously studying the great works of Greco-Roman antiquity as well as citing teachers contemporary to Rollins' time, is as solid, if not more so, than scholars today often possess. I know college students that would be challenged just by Rollins' Preface (and high school students that would throw up their hands in defeat over the first few pages).
Remember that what appears to be the letter "f" is not always "f", but frequently the letter "s". This alone will be very valuable to help read the text. The polite or 'flowery' tone will be awkward to today's readers, as will be the complex and compound sentence structures and passive voice. If you write down every name and place, look up every mountain and river on a map, you will discover fairly soon that this is a history with substantial depth and scope.
I would suspect that the student who has finished the base encyclopedia reading, and then tried to tackle this book, will find the more modern histories of the covered times and places much more familiar and comprehensible. It will take, and be, an investment, so don't save it for the day before the test or just before the paper is due.
Remember that what appears to be the letter "f" is not always "f", but frequently the letter "s". This alone will be very valuable to help read the text. The polite or 'flowery' tone will be awkward to today's readers, as will be the complex and compound sentence structures and passive voice. If you write down every name and place, look up every mountain and river on a map, you will discover fairly soon that this is a history with substantial depth and scope.
I would suspect that the student who has finished the base encyclopedia reading, and then tried to tackle this book, will find the more modern histories of the covered times and places much more familiar and comprehensible. It will take, and be, an investment, so don't save it for the day before the test or just before the paper is due.
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