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OverviewLivy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BC where after years in Rome he died in AD 12 or 17. Livy's history, composed as the imperial autocracy of Augustus was replacing the republican system that had stood for over 500 years, presents in splendid style a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to achieve and maintain such greatness. Of its 142 books, conventionally divided into pentads and decads, we have 1–10 and 21–45 complete, and short summaries (periochae) of all the rest except 41 and 43–45; 11–20 are lost, and of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain. The third decad constitutes our fullest surviving account of the momentous Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War, and comprises two recognizable pentads: Books 21–25 narrate the run-up to conflict and Rome's struggles in its first phase, with Hannibal dominant; Books 26–30 relate Rome's revival and final victory, as the focus shifts to Scipio Africanus. This edition replaces the original Loeb edition by B. O. Foster. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Livy , J. C. Yardley , Professor Dexter Hoyos , John BriscoePublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Dimensions: Width: 10.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 16.20cm Weight: 0.354kg ISBN: 9780674996946ISBN 10: 0674996941 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 03 December 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews"These new Loebs are superior to the old ones in almost every way... The true superiority of Yardley's work lies, first of all, in the translation: he is an outstanding translator of Livy.--Joseph B. Solodow ""Bryn Mawr Classical Review"" (8/24/2018 12:00:00 AM)" These new Loebs are superior to the old ones in almost every way… The true superiority of Yardley’s work lies, first of all, in the translation: he is an outstanding translator of Livy. -- Joseph B. Solodow * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Author InformationJ. C. Yardley is Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of Ottawa. Dexter Hoyos is Honorary Associate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney. John Briscoe is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |