Livy: History of Rome, Volume VIII, Books 28-30 (Loeb Classical Library No. 381)

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. The Only Extant Work By Livy (64 Or 59 Bce -12 Or 17 Ce) Is Part Of His History Of Rome From The Foundation Of The City To 9 Bce. Of Its 142 Books 1-10, 21-45 (except Parts Of 41 And 43-45), Fragments, And Short Summaries Remain. Livy's History Is A Source For The De Prodigiis Of Julius Obsequens (fourth Century Ce). 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. V. I. Books 1-2 / With An English Translation By B.o. Foster -- Volume Ii. Books 3-4 / With An English Translation By B.o. Foster -- Volume Iii. Books 5-7 / With An English Translation By B.o. Foster -- Volume Iv. Books 8-10 / With An English Translation By B.o. Foster -- Volume V. Books 21-22 / With An English Translation By B.o. Foster -- Volume Vi. Books 23-25 / With An English Translation By Frank Gardner Moore -- Volume Vii. Books 26-27 / With An English Translation By Frank Gardner Moore -- Volume Viii. Books 28-30 / With An English Translation By Frank Gardner Moore -- Volume Ix. Books 31-34 / With An English Translation By Evan T. Sage -- Volume X. Books 35-37 / With An English Translation By Evan T. Sage -- Volume Xi. Books 38-39 / With An English Translation By Evan T. Sage -- Volume Xii. Books 40-42 / With An English Translation By Evan T. Sage And Alfred C. Schlesinger -- Volume Xiii. Books 43-45 / With An English Translation By Alfred C. Schlesinger -- Volume Xiv. Summaries. Fragments. Julius Obsequens. General Index / With An English Translation By Alfred C. Schlesinger. Livy ; General Index By Russel M. Geer. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Text In Latin With English Translation On Facing Pages. Livy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC-AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents 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 maintain such greatness. Livy (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, then Books 36-40 the years from 191 to 180, when Rome crushed and shrank Antiochus' empire to extend and consolidate her mastery over the Hellenistic states. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Livy is in fourteen volumes. The last volume includes a comprehensive index Livy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC-AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents 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 maintain such greatness. Livy (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 "Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many more stories immortalized by Livy in his history of Rome have become part of our cultural heritage." "The historian's huge work consisted of 142 books which trace Rome's history from its foundation in 753 BC to events in Livy's own lifetime (9 BC). Only 35 books survive in their entirety. These first five books cover the period from Rome's beginnings and her first great foreign conquest, the capture of the Etruscan city of Veii, to her first major defeat, the sack of the city by the Gauls in 390 BC. This new translation is based on R.M. Ogilvie's Oxford Classical Text, the best to date."--Jacket.