History of Rome, Volume I - Books 12

Informationen zum Autor Benjamin Oliver Foster (1872–1938) was Professor of Classics at Stanford University. Klappentext 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 1-10 we have entire; books 11-20 are lost; books 21-45 are entire, except parts of 41 and 43-45. 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. Zusammenfassung The only extant work by Livy is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BC. Of its 142 books 1–10, 21–45 (except parts of 41 and 43–45), fragments, and short summaries remain.

Product details

• Authors: Livy
• Assisted by: B. O. Foster (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1919
• EAN: 9780674991262
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99126-2
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: Loeb Classical Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays