Livy.
Livy by Titus Livius Patavinus is a significant work by the renowned Roman historian, published by W. Heinemann and Harvard University Press in 1935. This edition comprises 491 pages and is presented in English. Livy’s only extant work chronicles the history of Rome from its foundation to 9 BCE, encompassing 35 of the original 142 books, with the remaining texts lost or summarized. The narrative is characterized by a clear and engaging style, reflecting Livy’s pride in Rome’s past and his broad sympathies.
Readers will find a detailed account of Rome’s rise to greatness, structured into Decades or series of ten. The complete texts of books 1-10 and 21-45, along with fragments and summaries of the others, offer a comprehensive view of Roman history. This edition is part of the Loeb Classical Library, which includes fourteen volumes, with the final volume featuring a comprehensive index, enhancing the accessibility of Livy’s historical insights.
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Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at or near Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BCE; he may have lived mostly in Rome but died at Patavium, in 12 or 17 CE.
Livy’s only extant work is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BCE. Of its 142 books, we have just 35, and short summaries of all the rest except two. The whole work was, long after his death, divided into Decades or series of ten. Books 110 we have entire; books 1120 are lost; books 2145 are entire, except parts of 41 and 4345. Of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain. In splendid style Livy, a man of wide sympathies and proud of Rome’s past, presented an uncritical but clear and living narrative of the rise of Rome to greatness.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Livy is in fourteen volumes. The last volume includes a comprehensive index.
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