List Books » Rome and Italy: Books VI-X of The History of Rome From Its Foundation (Ab Urbe Condita)
Authors: Titus Livy, Betty Radice (Translator), Robert M. Ogilvie (Introduction), Betty Radice
ISBN-13: 9780140443882, ISBN-10: 0140443886
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: August 1982
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Thus Livy (59 BC-AD17) makes plain the moral purpose of his life's work. This Penguin Classic contains Books VI-X of The History of Rome, beginning with the city's foundation and covering the dramatic century from its apparent collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386BC to its emergence as the premier power in Italy in 293. Describing history in terms of the characters of the individuals involved rather than in terms of partisan politics, Livy's writing is unfailingly vivid and highly readable.