Livy by livy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Livy s first book covers the mythical period of rome, from the arrival of aeneas in italy, including the founding of alba longa and rome, the lives of romulus and remus, and the period of kingship up to the banishment of the last of the seven kings, tarquinus superbus and the election of the. The book history of rome, sometimes referred to as ab urbe condita books from the founding of the city, is a monumental history of ancient rome, written in latin between 27 and 9 bc by the historian titus livius, or livy, as he is usually known in english. At the time of his birth, his home city of patavium was the second wealthiest on the italian peninsula, and the largest in the province of cisalpine gaul. The loeb classical library edition of livy is in fourteen volumes. Books iv of the history of rome from its foundation by livy book 74 editions published between 1960 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,765 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Beginning with the mythical origins of the city, the first five books of livy s magisterial history of rome recount the battles, betrayals, and triumphs of the men and women who turned a small town into a formidable republic. Of its 142 books 1 10, 2145 except parts of 41 and 4345, fragments, and short summaries remain. From the association of the festival with horses came the later identification of the god with neptunus equester.
It includes the first five books and is a well written translation. Livy s history of rome can be found in english online at a couple of websites. Handouts on basic grammar and vocabulary are available at the latin handout page. Books 1 5 and the preface here called front matter are here.
Like many other literary men, his life was contemplative, rather than active. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Book v of livys history of rome is one of the most stirring. Livy s first book covers the mythical period of rome, from the arrival of aeneas in italy, including the founding of alba longa and rome, the lives of romulus and remus, and the period of kingship up to the banishment of the last of the seven kings, tarquinus superbus and the election of the first consuls. Book 1 begins with the foundation of the kingdom and ends with the foundation of the republic. The work covers the period from the legends concerning the arrival of aeneas and the refugees from the fall of troy, to the citys. Marcius philippus consul cum quinque milibus, quod in. The grittier, more basic texty version faster to load has been posted by the university of virginia and uses the 1905 translation by the reverend canon roberts. Priusquam inde digrederentur, roganti mettio, ex foedere icto, quid imperaret, imperat tullus uti iuventutem in armis.
Livius, titus an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article livy. History of rome, volume i livy harvard university press. This leaves us with the periochae as our most important tool to reconstruct the general scope of livys monumental history of rome. For health reasons he has recently passed the maintenance of the library to someone new who will continue it in the same spirit. This textbased pdf or ebook was created from the html version of this book and is part of the portable library of liberty. Livy s only surviving work is commonly known as history of rome or ab urbe condita, from the founding of the city, which was his career from his midlife, probably 32, until he left rome for padua in old age, probably in the reign of tiberius after the death of augustus. He had his obvious flaws no one could consider him unbiased in his approach, and he creates. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. The books that were used by the maker of the periochae appear to have been in bad condition. Pausch 2011 offers a more general narratological survey of livys writing. Books 15 and the preface here called front matter are here. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about 50% most popular words from livy s history of rome. Catin 1944 and mineo 2006 provide individual and sometimes idiosyncratic readings of livys approach to history.
Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Digitius praetor in hispania citeriore cum ciuitatibus iis quae post profectionem m. In splendid style livy, a man of wide sympathies and proud of romes past, presented an uncritical but clear and living narrative of the rise of rome to greatness. Livy encyclopaedia britannica life of livy brief introduction to livy. Hannibal, one of the most compelling personalities of the ancient world, inflicted a tremendous defeat on the romans at cannae in 216 bc. Of its 142 books, 110, 2145 except parts of 41 and 4345, read more. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter 9. Bryn mawr commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient greek and latin literature. His history of rome became a classic in his own lifetime and exercised a profound influence on the style and philosophy of historical writing down to the 18th century early life and career. Livy is the quintessential historian of ancient rome. The history of rome, books 15 by livy, 2006 online. Of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain. A title in the bristol classical press latin texts series, in latin with english notes, vocabulary and introduction. Kraus and woodman 1997 is the best short introduction to livy in the light of modern views of roman historiography.
Livy titus livius, the great roman historian, was born at or near patavium padua in 64 or 59 bce. The book opens with livy s important preface which explains his rationale for writing. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter pr. Whether i am likely to accomplish anything worthy of the labour, if i record the achievements of the roman people from the foundation of the city, i do not really know, nor if i knew would i dare to avouch it. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, isbn. Quod vix albanorum oculi 11 tam deforme spectaculum ferre possent. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about 50% most popular words from livys history of rome. The book opens with livys important preface which explains his rationale for writing. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. I own several versions of livy folio, the first penguin books 110, and the first four volumes of the loebs history of rome by livy.
Click on any of the following topics to explore them further. Livy, latin in full titus livius, born 5964 bc, patavium, venetia now padua, italydied ad 17, patavium, with sallust and tacitus, one of the three great roman historians. Book i livy from the founding of the city book i preface. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. The periochae are not the only summary of livys history. I own several versions of livy folio, the first penguin books 1 10, and the first four volumes of the loebs history of rome by livy. Other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, matching, quizes, and tests. Livy was born in patavium in northern italy, now modern padua. When we can control the text of the complete books with a summary i.
Livys history of rome can be found in english online at a couple of websites. If youre looking for a cheaper way to read livy then id suggest getting the penguin classics edition. Livys dramatic narrative includes such wellknown stories as the schoolmaster of falerii and the saving of. The publishers will be pleased to send freely to all applicants a separate, annotated list of the library. This is an e book formatted for amazon kindle devices. This commentary is designed for the reader who knows the basics of latin grammar well and wishes to peruse the first book of livy quickly and efficiently. Beginning with the mythical origins of the city, the first five books of livys magisterial history of rome recount the battles, betrayals, and triumphs of the men and women who turned a small town into a formidable republic. Of its 142 books, 1 10, 2145 except parts of 41 and 4345. This is an ex library book and may have the usual library used book markings inside. The structure of book 5 is determined by its main themes. Books iv of the history of rome from its foundation by livy book 74 editions published between 1960 and 2018 in 3 languages and. Livys first book covers the mythical period of rome, from the arrival of aeneas in italy, including the founding of alba longa and rome, the lives of romulus and remus, and the period of kingship up to the banishment of the last of the seven kings, tarquinus superbus and the. Livy shapes his material to give prominence also to three other themes. Consus, the true name of the god, is from condere, to store up.