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`the fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world's mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods' 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 are stories which, immortalised by Livy in his history of early Rome, have become part of our cultural heritage. The historian's huge work, written between 20 BC and AD 17, ran to 12 books, beginning with Rome's founding in 753 BC and coming down to Livy's own lifetime (9 BC). Books 1-5 cover the period from Rome's beginnings to her first great foreign conquest, the capture of the Etruscan city of Veii and, a few years later, to her first major defeat, the sack of the city by the Gauls in 390 BC.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344696 in Books
• Published on: 1998-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
T. J. Luce is Kennedy Professor of Latin Emeritus at Princeton University.

Customer Reviews

Great book
This book is so easy to use, that I felt as if it was the original text. I am an A2 Level Latin student and found it extremely useful in my studies of the early history of Rome. I used the school copy and found it so interesting that I had to purchase a copy of my own. This is a "must read" book for any Classical Civilisation or Latin student. Even if you don't study these subjects, you will almost certainly enjoy this wonderful book.