ΙΕΡΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΚΟΥ: ΣΥΝΕΚΔΗΜΟΣ,ΕΙΣΙΝ ΑΙ ΠΑΣΑΙ ΕΠΑΡΧΙΑΙ ΑΙ ΥΠΟ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΑ ΤΩΝ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ.. ΩΣ ΥΠΟΤΕΤΑΚΤΑΙ {together at head} VETERA ROMANORUM ITINERARIA SIVE ANTONINI AUGUSTI ITINERARIUM {together} ITINERARIUM A BURDIGALA HIERUSALEM, Petro Wesselengio. Amsterdam 1735 Editio PRINCEPS of the complete first work in Greek, only Greek text, second edition of the other works. Large in 4to, contemporary full leather, joints split but holding firm, edges with few wear, text clean and bright, complete: half title, engraved frontis, title in red and black, [20],762p.[58], overall very good. A fine collection of important Roman and Byzantine works of the 4th - 6th centuries on geography and very early travel accounts. Synecdemus written by Hierocles the Grammarian around 535 AD, during the reign of Justinian, is one of the most important documents in Byzantine history. It is a table of the administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire, listing 64 provinces and 912 cities. It shows the Empire at its absolute peak under Justinian. This is its first complete edition with extensive scholia by Wesseling, one of the leading 18th century Dutch scholars who applied rigorous textual criticism and a full scholarly apparatus. The Itinerarium Antonini (Antonine Itinerary) dates back to the early 4th century, it lists the distances (in Roman miles) between cities and stations along the major roads of the Roman Empire. It also includes a rare section on sea routes, describing the distances between ports across the Mediterranean. Wesseling also included the "Jerusalem Itinerary," the oldest Christian pilgrim route, which records the journey from Bordeaux through Greece to the Holy Land in 333 AD. Earlier versions of the Roman itineraries were full of errors. Wesseling compared multiple ancient manuscripts to correct the numbers and place names, his notes are legendary. He provides a mountain of evidence, comparing coins, inscriptions, and ancient histories, to prove exactly where an ancient Roman road would be located in 18th-century Europe. It features a stunning engraved frontispiece showing a personification of Geography, a traveler surrounded by Roman ruins and maps. It is a masterpiece of Dutch printing executed by J. Wetstein and G. Smith. The use of red and black ink on the title page and the crisp large type makes it extremely readable.