Loeb Classical Library

History of Rome, Volume XII

Books 40–42

Livy

Loeb Classical Library: History of Rome, Volume XII

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.

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Beschrijving Loeb Classical Library: History of Rome, Volume XII

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. His history is a source for the De Prodigiis of Julius Obsequens.

ISBN: 9780674993662
Pagina's: 544
Verschenen: 01-01-1989
Serie: Loeb Classical Library
NUR: 309

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Hardback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Harvard University Press

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