The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals representing their religions, rites, manners, customs, games, feasts, arts and sciences : together with a succint account of their emperors, consuls, cities, colonies and families, in two parts, necessary for the introduction of youth into all the useful knowledge of antiquity / by O.W.

Title

The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals representing their religions, rites, manners, customs, games, feasts, arts and sciences : together with a succint account of their emperors, consuls, cities, colonies and families, in two parts, necessary for the introduction of youth into all the useful knowledge of antiquity / by O.W.

Author

Walker, Obadiah, 1616-1699.

Publication

London :: Printed by G. Croom, for William Miller ... and Christopher Wilkinson ...,

1692.

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Subject terms

Numismatics, Greek.

Numismatics, Roman.

Classical antiquities -- Early works to 1800.

Greece -- History.

Rome -- History.

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"The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals representing their religions, rites, manners, customs, games, feasts, arts and sciences : together with a succint account of their emperors, consuls, cities, colonies and families, in two parts, necessary for the introduction of youth into all the useful knowledge of antiquity / by O.W." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a67248.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• To William Charleton of the Middle-Temple, Esq
• A Table of the Chapters contained in this Book.
• Corrigendo.
• PART I. Of COINS and MEDALS.
  • CHAP. I. Of the first Coin amongst the Romans.
  • CHAP. II. Of Medals.
  • CHAP. III. Of false, counterfeit, modern and rare Medals.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Greek Coins.
  • CHAP. V. Of Family or Consular Coins.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the Reverses of Medals.
    • SECT. I. Of their Gods.
    • section - 2
    • section - 3
    • section - 4
    • section - 5
    • section - 6
    • section - 7
    • section - 8
    • section - 9
    • section - 10
    • section - 11
  • CHAP. VII. Of their Religion, Priests, Days, and Assemblies.
    • section - 1
    • section - 2
    • section - 3
    • section - 4
    • section - 5
    • section - 6
    • section - 7
    • section - 8
      • Of the Divisions of the People, and of their Comitia or General Assemblies.
    • section - 9
    • section - 10
    • section - 11
    • Of the Curiae.
    • section - 13
    • section - 14
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Countries, Colonies, Places.
  • CHAP. IX. Of their Magistrates.
  • CHAP. X. Of their Wars, Victories, Rewards, &c.
  • CHAP. XI. Of their Games.
• PART II. Of COINS and MEDALS.
  • CHAP. I. Of Julius Caesar, the III Viri R. P. C. Marcus Antonius.
    • section - 1
    • section - 2
    • section - 3
    • section - 4
    • The Triumviri.
  • CHAP. II. Of Augustus.
  • CHAP. III. Of Tiberius, C. Caligula, Claudius.
    • section - 1
    • Caius Caesar,
    • Claudius,
  • CHAP. IV. Of Nero, Claudius Macer.
    • section - 1
    • section - 2
    • Claudius Macer,
  • CHAP. V. Of Servius (Sueton.) Sulp. Galba. Salvus Otho, Aulus Vitellius.
    • section - 1
      • Honos & Virtus.
    • M. Salvius Otho.
    • Aulus Vitellius.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Flavius Vespasianus, Titus Vespasianus, Domitianus.
    • section - 1
    • Titus Vespasianus,
    • Domitian,
    • section - 4
  • CHAP. VII. Of Cocceius Nerva, Ulpius Trajanus.
    • section - 1
    • Ulpius Trajanus,
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Hadrianus.
  • CHAP. IX. Of T. AElius Hadrianus, Antoninus Pius, Aurelius Fulvius, Boionus Antoninus, called before.
  • CHAP. X. Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and Lucius Aurelius Verus.
  • CHAP. XI. Of Commodus,
  • CHAP. XII. Of Helvius Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, and Clodius Albinus.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of L. Septimius Severus, Bassianus Cara∣calla, Septimius Geta, and M. Opilius Macrinus.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of Varius Avitus Lupus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander.
  • CHAP. XV. Of Julius Verus Maximinus and Maximus.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of M. Anton. Gordianus, Father and Son.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of D. Caelius Balbinus. M. Clodius Pupie∣nus. Ant. Gordianus.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of M. Julius Philippus, Father and Son, Carvil. Marinus, G. Messius Quintus Tra∣janus Decius, Q. Hetruscus Messius Decius, Caius Valens Hostilianus, Messius Quin∣tus, C. Julius Valens Hostilianus, C. Vi∣bius Trebonianus Gallus, C. Vibius Volu∣sianus, C. Julius AEmylianus.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of P. Licinius Valerianus, M. Cyriades, Ingenuus, Q. Nonius Regilianus, M. Fulvius Macrianus, (Father and Son) Quietus, Balista, Odenatus, Moeonius, Herodes, Valens, Piso, AEmylianus, Sa∣turninus, Trebellianus, Celsus, Victori∣nus.
  • CHAP. XX. Of Licinius Gallienus, Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus, Q. Julius Saloninus Gallie∣nus, P. Licinius Valerianus.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of M. Cassius Latienus Postumus, his Son, Lollianus, M. Aurelius Marius, Lucius AElianus, Cecrops, Appius Claudius Cen∣sorinus, M. Acilius Aureolus, M. Aure∣lius Claudius, Claudius Quintillus, Victo∣rina, Zenobia, Herennianus, Timolaus, Vaballathus, Septimius, Domitianus, Firmius, C. Tetricus, and his Sons.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, Claudius Tacitus, Annius Florianus, Sempronius Saturninus, Bonossus, AElius Proculus.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of M. Aurel. Val. Probus, M. Aurelius Carus, M. Aurel. Numerianus, J. Sa∣binus, Aurelius Carinus, Eugenius.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of Diocletianus, Valerius Maximianus, C. Carausius, Allectus, Constantius Chlo∣rus, Galerius Maximianus, Valerius Se∣verus, Alexander, Maximinus Daza, Va∣lerius Maxentius, Bassianus, C. Julius Va∣lens, Licinianus Licinius, Valerius Lici∣nianus Licinius, Calocerus, Fl. Delmatius, Jul. Delmatius, Claudius, Hanniballianus.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of Fl. Valer. Constantinus Magnus, Fl. Jul. Crispus, Fl. Jul. Constantius, Fl. Claud. Constantinus, Fl. Jul. Constans, Flavius Popilius Nepotianus Constan∣tinus, Vetranio, Magnentius, Magnus Decentius, Fl. Jul. Gallus, Silvanus.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Fl. Jul. Constantius, Fl. Claudius Julianus, Fl. Jovianus.
• Books Printed for and Sold by William Miller at the Acorn in St. Paul's Church-yard, where Gen∣tlemen, and others, may be furnished with most sorts of Acts of Parliament, Kings, Lord Chan∣cellors, Lord Keepers, and Speakers Speeches, and other sorts of Speeches, and State-matters; As also Books of Divinity, Church Government, Huma∣nity, Sermons on most Occasions, &c.
  • Books in Folio.
  • In Quarto.
  • In Octavo.
  • In Twelves.
• Books Printed for and sold by Christopher Wilkin∣son at the Black Boy against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street.