Livy - Wikipedia
WEBTitus Livius (Latin: [ˈtɪtʊs ˈliːwiʊs]; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy (/ ˈ l ɪ v i / LIV-ee), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled Ab Urbe Condita , ''From the Founding of the City'', covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in ...
History of Rome (Livy) - Wikipedia
WEBThe History of Rome, perhaps originally titled Annales, and frequently referred to as Ab Urbe Condita (English: From the Founding of the City ), [1] is a monumental history of ancient Rome, written in Latin between 27 and 9 BC by the Roman historian Titus Livius, better known in English as "Livy".
Livy - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 17, 2014 · It was a complete history of the Roman Republic from it early founding at the time of Aeneas to the end of the Republic and through the early years of Imperial Rome and the reign of Emperor Augustus - a period of over seven centuries. Livy wrote a 142 volume history of Rome entitled From the Foundation of the City.
Livy | Roman Historian & Author of Ab Urbe Condita | Britannica
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Livy (born 59/64 bc, Patavium, Venetia [now Padua, Italy]—died ad 17, Patavium) was, with Sallust and Tacitus, one of the three great Roman historians. His history of Rome became a classic in his own lifetime and exercised a profound influence on the style and philosophy of historical writing down to the 18th century.
Has Livy’s History of Rome Skewed Our View of the Early Empire?
WEBDec 19, 2022 · Read Later. Print. Titus Livius, or just Livy for short, was one of the most famous historians in all of history. One of the three great Roman historians, his masterpiece, Ab Urbe Condita, made him a legend in his own lifetime. Livy covered the earliest legends of Rome through to the reign of Caesar Augustus, who died while Livy was still writing.
The Life and Works of Roman Historian Titus Livius “Livy”
WEBTitus Livius, known in English as “Livy,” was a Roman citizen and writer who recorded some of the earliest accounts of ancient Rome in his massive work, "History of Rome." To this historian, the modern world is forever indebted to …
Discourses on Livy - Wikipedia
WEB'Discourses on the First Ten of Titus Livy ') is a work of political history and philosophy written in the early 16th century (c. 1517) by the Italian writer and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli, best known as the author of The Prince. The Discourses were published posthumously with papal privilege in 1531.
Livy summary | Britannica
WEBLivy , orig. Titus Livius, (born 59/64 bc, Patavium, Venetia—died ad 17, Patavium), Roman historian. Little is known of his life, most of which must have been spent in Rome. His lifework was a history of the city, written in 142 books; Books 11–20 and 46–142 have been lost, and those after Book 45 are known only from fragments and later summaries.
Livy - Livius
WEBTitus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic. Life. Scope. Characteristics. Sources. Assessment. The Periochae. Life. Portrait of a Roman man, last quarter of the first century BCE.
Livy Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
WEBTimeline. 367 BCE. Livy mentions Celtic armies in Ancona and one such group moves against Rome once more. 193 BCE. The Boii are defeated by the Romans, suffering, according to Livy, 14,000 dead. 59 BCE - 17 CE. Life of Livy. Explore the timline of Livy.
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