Leonardo as superior, since he not only translated Greek authors into Latin, after the example of the latter, but also wrote histories, in emulation of the former, thus uniting the excellencies of both. After this, preparing to perform the ceremony of coronation, he proved by historical evidence, that the custom of crowning emperors and poets was very ancient. Descanting on the various kinds of military crowns, he informed his auditors, that by the frequent perusal of ancient writers, he had ascertained, that of these tokens of honour there were eight different species, namely, the Corona Obsidionalis, Civica, Muralis, Castrensis, Navalis, Ovalis, quasi Triumphalis, and Triumphalis. The description of the materials of which these crowns were severally made, the occasions on which they were bestowed, the enumeration of divers eminent commanders whose brows they had adorned, led the errant orator into a further digression, from which he did not return before he had detailed at great length the reasons why poets should be crowned with laurel, in preference to ivy, palm, olive, or any other species of evergreen. This dissertation on crowns occupies the space of five quarto pages, closely printed in a small type. Having exhausted this topic, Gianozzo proceeded to prove, that Leonardo was a poet. This led him to enumerate most of the Greek and Latin poets, and to explain the derivation of the term _poeta_. In treating on this subject, he announces the marvellous discovery, that he who wishes to be a poet, must write excellent poems! “Itaque si quis poeta esse cuperet quædam egregia poemata scribat oportet.” Having endeavoured by sundry truly original arguments to vindicate Leonardo’s claim to the poetic wreath, he closed his harangue by the performance of the prescribed ceremony. The following list of such of the voluminous works of Leonardo Aretino as have been committed to the press, is extracted from the enumeration of his writings, subjoined to his life by Laurentius Mehus. 1. _Historiarum Florentini Populi, Lib. xii. Per Sixtum Brunonem Argent. 1610._ _fol. Ejusdem traductio Italica a Donato Acciajolo Venetiis, 1473, Florentiæ, 1492._ _Venetiis, 1560._ _Ibidem a Sansovino, 1561._ 2. _Leonardi Arretini de Temporibus suis Libri duo._ _Venetiis, 1475 and 1485._ _Lugduni apud Gryphium, 1539._ _Argentorati per Sixtum Brunonem, 1610._ It was reprinted by Muratori, in the 19th vol. of his _Rer. Italic. Script._ 3. _De bello Italico adversus Gothos gesto Libri quatuor._ This work is founded upon the Greek history of Procopius. It has been edited in the following places: _Fulginii per Emilianum Fulginatum, 1470._ _Venetiis per Nicolaum Jenson, 1471._ _Basileæ, 1531._ _Parisiis, 1534._ It was also printed together with Zosimus, _Basileæ, 1576_, and with Agathias and Jornandes, _Lugd. 1594_. _Bellovisiis, 1607._ 4. _De Bello Punico Libri tres. Brixiæ, 1498._ _Paris, apud Ascensium, 1512._ _Augustæ Vindel. 1537._