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• Plutarch's Lives, Englished by Sir Thomas North (Temple Plutarch edition, in 10 volumes; London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1898-1924), by Plutarch, ed. by W. H. D. Rouse, trans. by Thomas North
  • all volumes: page images at HathiTrust; US access only
  • Volume 7: multiple formats at archive.org
• Plutarch's Lives (based on the "Dryden" translation), by Plutarch, ed. by Arthur Hugh Clough (Gutenberg text; 4.3 MB)
• Plutarch's Lives (in Greek and English), by Plutarch, trans. by Bernadotte Perrin (HTML at Perseus)
• Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 (of 4), by Plutarch, trans. by George Long and Aubrey Stewart (Gutenberg ebook)
• Πλουτάρχου Βίοι Παράλληλοι - Τόμος 3: Αλκιβιάδης - Κοριολάνος - Τιμολέων - Αιμίλιος Παύλος - Πελοπίδας - Μάρκελλος (in Greek), by Plutarch, trans. by Alexandros Rizos Rankaves (Gutenberg ebook)
• Πλουτάρχου Βίοι Παράλληλοι - Τόμος 2: Σόλων - Ποπλικόλας - Θεμιστοκλής - Καμίλλος - Περικλής - Φάβιος Μάξιμος (in Greek), by Plutarch, trans. by Alexandros Rizos Rankaves (Gutenberg ebook)
• Πλουτάρχου Βίοι Παράλληλοι - Τόμος 1 : Θησεύς - Ρωμύλος - Λυκούργος - Νουμάς (in Greek), by Plutarch, trans. by Alexandros Rizos Rankaves (Gutenberg ebook)
• Lives. English. Dryden (London : Printed for Jacob Tonson ..., 1683), by Plutarch and John Dryden (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Lives. English. Vol. IV. (London : printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges Head in Chancery-lane, near FleetStreet, M.DC.XCIII. [1693]), by Plutarch (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Lives. English. Vol. V. (London : printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-lane, near Fleet-street, 1693), by Plutarch and M. Burghers (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Lives. English. Vol. II. (London : printed for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges-Head in Chancery-Lane, near Fleet-Street, 1688), by Plutarch (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Lives. English. Vol. III. (London : printed by R.E. for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges-Head in Chancery-Lane, near Fleet-street, 1693), by Plutarch and M. Burghers (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Aemilius Probus, De Excellentibus Ducibus Exterarum Gentium; et, Cornelli Nepotis Quae Supersunt (in Latin; Basel: Bibliopolii Schweighauseriani, 1841), by Cornelius Nepos, ed. by Karl Ludwig Roth (page images at HathiTrust)

• On the Mysteries, by Andocides (HTML with commentary at Perseus)

• Philostratus and Eunapius: The Lives of the Sophists, With an English Translation (revised edition; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: W. Heinemann, 1952), by Philostratus the Athenian and Eunapius, ed. by Wilmer Cave Wright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philostratus and Eunapius: The Lives of the Sophists, With an English Translation (London: W. Heinemann; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922), by Philostratus the Athenian and Eunapius, ed. by Wilmer Cave Wright
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• The Life of Apollonius of Tyana, by Philostratus the Athenian, trans. by F. C. Conybeare
  • HTML with commentary at livius.org
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• The Life of Apollonius of Tyana, the Epistles of Apollonius and the Treatise of Eusebius (2 volumes, 1912), by Philostratus the Athenian, trans. by F. C. Conybeare, contrib. by Apollonius, of Tyana and Eusebius of Caesarea (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)

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• Famous Men of Greece, by John H. Haaren and Addison B. Poland (illustrated HTML at Gateway to the Classics)
• Lives. English. 1579 (Imprinted at London : By Thomas Vautroullier and Iohn VVight , 1579), by Plutarch, Thomas North, Jacques Amyot, Donato Acciaiuoli, and Simon Goulart (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch, Being Parts of The "Lives" of Plutarch Edited for Boys and Girls, by Plutarch, ed. by John S. White (Gutenberg text)
• The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks, by Plutarch and Frederick James Gould, illust. by Walter Crane (illustrated HTML at Gateway to the Classics)
• Our Young Folks' Plutarch (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1884), by Plutarch, ed. by Rosalie Kaufman (illustrated HTML at Gateway to the Classics)

• The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos), by Thomas Little Heath (Gutenberg ebook)

• Η Βιογραφία του στρατηγού Γεωργίου Καραϊσκάκη (in Greek), by Demetrios Ainian (Gutenberg ebook)
• Geschichte Alexanders des Grossen (in German), by Johann Gustav Droysen (Gutenberg ebook)

• Aus Einer Alten Advokatenrepublik (Demosthenes und Seine Zeit); Mit Einem Anhange, Der Krieg als Erwecker Literarischer Kunstformen (Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des Altertums v8, no 3/4, in German; Paderborn: F. Schöningh, 1916), by Engelbert Drerup (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Socrates in the Agora (Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1978), by Mabel L. Lang (page images at Google)
• Apollonius of Tyana (1901), by G. R. S. Mead
  • HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life: Accompanied by Fragments of the Ethical Writings of certain Pythagoreans in the Doric dialect; and a collection of Pythagoric Sentences from Stobaeus and others, which are omitted by Gale in his Opuscula Mythologica, and have not been noticed by any editor, by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor (Gutenberg ebook)
• Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D., by G. R. S. Mead (Gutenberg ebook)

• The Miracle: A True Story (in English and Greek), by Leonidas Koumakes, trans. by Pat Tsekouras (HTML at greece.org)

• Geschichte Alexanders des Grossen (in German), by Johann Gustav Droysen (Gutenberg ebook)

• Greek Women (Woman in All Ages and in All Countries v1; Philadelphia: G. Barrie and Sons, ca. 1908), by Mitchell Carroll (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

• Anabasis. English (London : Printed by Iohn Haviland for Raphe Mabb, 1623), by Xenophon, Justus Lipsius, and John Bingham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Historiae. English (London : Printed by Nicholas Okes for Simon Waterson, 1633), by Polybius and Edward Grimeston (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Historiae. English (London : Printed by W. Onley, for Sam. Briscoe ... and R. Wellington ..., 1698), by Polybius, John Dryden, and Henry Sheeres (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Historiae. (Imprinted at London : By Henry Bynneman for Thomas Hacket. And are to be sold at his shoppe in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Key, [1568]), by Polybius and Christopher Watson (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• History of the Peloponnesian War. English ([London] : Imprinted [by William Tylle], the xxv. day of Iuly in the yeare of oure Lorde God a thousande, fyue hundredde and fyftye. [1550]), by Thucydides and Thomas Nichols (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• History of the Peloponnesian War. English (London : Imprinted [at Eliot's Court Press] for Hen: Seile, and are to be sold at the Tigres Head in Paules Churchyard, 1629), by Thucydides, Thomas Hobbes, and Thomas Cecil (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• History. Book 1-2. English (At London : Printed by Thomas Marshe, 1584), by Herodotus, fl. 1584 B. R., and Barnabe Rich (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Councell of warre. (London : Printed by William Iones for Nicholas Bourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the south entrie of the Royall Exchange, 1624), by Isocrates and Thomas Barnes (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Vitae Selectorum Aliquot Virorum Qui Doctrinâ, Dignitate, Aut Pietate Inclaruere (in Latin; London: A. G. and J. P., 1681), by William Bates
  • multiple formats at archive.org
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• Beautiful blossomes, gathered by Iohn Byshop, from the best trees of all kyndes, diuine, philosophicall, astronomicall, cosmographical, historical, & humane, that are growing in Greece, Latium, and Arabia, and some also in vulgar orchards, as wel fro[m] those that in auncient time were grafted, as also from them which haue with skilful head and hand beene of late yeares, yea, and in our dayes planted: to the vnspeakable, both pleasure and profite of all such wil vouchsafe to vse them. The first tome (Imprinted at London : [By H. Middleton] for Henrie Cockyn, dwelling in Fletestreate at the signe of the Elephant, a litle aboue the Conduit, Anno. 1577), by John Bishop (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• VVits theater of the little world ([London] : Printed by I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] & are to be sold at the vvest doore of Paules, 1599), by Robert Albott and John Bodenham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Apophthegmes new and old. Collected by the Right Honourable, Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount St. Alban (London : Printed [by J. Haviland] for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whittaker, and are to be sold at the Kings head in Pauls Chuch-yard, 1625), by Francis Bacon (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A helpe to discovrse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters. Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers. As also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toyes, &c. re-added and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle and prognostication, with additions, or a helpe to preserve his health, never before printed. (London : Printed by M.B. for L.B. and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke ..., 1648), by E. P., William Basse, Edward Phillips, and Edward Pond (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Fountain of gardens. Vol. 1. (London : printed and sold by J. Bradford, near Crowder's-Well, 1696), by Jane Lead (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Fountain of gardens. Vol. 2. (London : printed, and sold by by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1697), by Jane Lead (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Marrow of ecclesiastical historie. Part 2 (London : Printed for Robert White, and William Wilson, 1650), by Samuel Clarke (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A newe treatise of the right reckoning of yeares, and ages of the world, and mens liues, and of the estate of the last decaying age thereof this 1600. yeare of Christ, (erroniouslie called a yeare of Iubilee) which is from the Creation, the 5548. yeare. Conteining sundrie singularities, worthie of observation, concerning courses of times, and revolutions of the heauen, and reformations of kalendars, and prognistications: with a discourse of prophecies and signes, preceeding the latter daye, which by manie arguments appeareth now to approch. With a godlie admonition in the end, vpon the words of the Apostle, to redeeme the time, because the dayes are evill. By M. Robert Pont, an aged pastour in the Kirk of Scotland. The heades are set downe in certaine propositions, in the page following. (Edinburgh : Printed by Robert Walde-graue, printer to the Kings Maiestie, Anno 1599), by Robert Pont (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An houreglasse contayning I a computation from the beginning of time to Christ by X. articles. II A confirmation of the same for the times controuersed before Christ: as also that there wanteth a yeare after Christ, in the vsuall computation. With other matters, offered to the iudgement of the learned, and vse of the studious in chronologie and historie. By Thomas Pie Doctor of Diuinitie. (London : Printed by [R. Robinson for] Iohn Wolfe, 1597), by Thomas Pie (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A concordancy of yeares. Containing a new, easie, and most exact computation of time, according to the English account. Also the vse of the English and Roman kalender, with briefe notes ... Newly composed and digested, by Arthur Hopton, Gentleman. The contents follow after the epistles. ([London] : Printed [by Nicholas Okes] for the Company of Stationers, 1612), by Arthur Hopton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Numerus aureus melioribus lapillis insignitus factusque gemmeus è thesauro anni magni, siue solis & lunæ periodi octodesexcentenari cum non antiquãa ratione calendarij: restauratore Thoma Lydyat. Editus ad rectiáus informandum iudicia & satisfaciendam de siderijs eorum, qui nouitium annum & calendarium Gregorianum nimis admirantur, ipsumque in cæteris orbis Christiani provinciis, præsertim veráo in florentissimis regnis Magnæ Britanniæ, admitti impense cupiunt. (Londini : Excudebat G. Iones, A.D. 1621 [i.e. 1622]), by Thomas Lydiat (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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