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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 fourth decad comprises two recognizable pentads: Books 31–35 narrate the Second Macedonian War (200–196) and its aftermath, and Books 36–40 cover the years from 191 to 180, when Rome crushed and shrank Antiochus' empire to extend and consolidate its mastery over the Hellenistic states. This edition replaces the original Loeb edition by Evan T. Sage. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Livy , J. C. YardleyPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Volume: 301 Dimensions: Width: 10.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 16.20cm Weight: 0.350kg ISBN: 9780674997158ISBN 10: 0674997158 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 08 January 2018 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 ContentsReviewsThese 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 (08/24/2018) Author InformationJ. C. Yardley is Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of Ottawa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |