1. Livy livy. Page from a 15th c. Italian manuscript of livy. Page from a 15th c. Italian manuscript of livy. This selection). 4. Texts of livy s History. http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Livy.html

Livy Page from a 15th c. Italian manuscript of Livy This page is designed to provide a brief introduction to the Roman Historian Livy, and to provide tools for further research on his History, Ab Urbe Condita From the Founding of the City ). Click on any of the following topics to explore them further. Biography of Livy Timeline of Livy's History Modern Scholarly Views of Livy's History (a brief selection). Texts of Livy's History. Selected Bibliography of modern scholarship on Livy Links to Other On-Line Resources for Livy 1. Biography of Titus Livius (Livy), c. 59 BC - AD 17. Not many details are known about Livy's life. He was born about 59 BC in Patavium (modern Padua) in Northern Italy, where he spent the early part of his life. He is said to have written philosophical dialogues in his youth (Elder Seneca, Controversiae 10 Praef. 2), but his fame rests on his 142 book history of Rome, called Ab Urbe Condita From the Founding of the City ), which he began to write around 29 BC, after he had moved to Rome. As far as we know, Livy never held public office nor played a role in public life. Livy was acquainted with the emperor Augustus, but scholars debate the extent to which they shared common goals. The later Roman historian Tacitus ( Annals 4. 34) reports that Augustus called Livy a "Pompeian", i.e. thought that he had Republican sympathies. We also hear that Livy encouraged the future emperor Claudius in his historical studies (Suetonius

2. Roman Writers, Writing And Historians: Titus Livy Titus livy. 59 BC to AD 17. Much of what livy included in his history was legend and epic drama, but this style was considered good history in Roman times. http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/WRITERS/art12.htm

Contents Previous Article Next Article Titus Livy 59 B. C. to A. D. 17 Titus Livy, the famous Augustan historian was born in the Northern Italian city of Padua His History of Rome was and still is one of the most popular pieces of classical literature. Much of what Livy included in his history was legend and epic drama, but this style was considered good history in Roman times. Though his history consisted of one hundred forty-two books, only thirty-five remain. Byzantine writers later paraphrased much of his work that is now lost. The first five books of Livy's History of Rome From its Foundations are available in an English translation from Penguin Classics. Go to next article: Go back to previous article: Return to Roman Writers, Writing, and Historians Table of Contents Return to History and Technology Back Pages - The home page for this entire site. Navigation and Help Roman Emperors Roman Women Interesting Events ... Glossary

3. Livybib Chaplin, Jane D., livy's Exemplary History. Oxford / 2000 Dorey (ed.), livy ( London, 1971, a collection of essays http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~tjmoore/livybib.html

Livy: Bibliography Prepared by Timothy J. Moore Department of Classics The University of Texas at Austin timmoore@mail.utexas.edu (Abbreviations follow Texts: Oxford Classical Texts: Vol. 1, Books 1-5, ed. R.M. Ogilvie, 1974. Vol. 2, Books 6-10, edd. C.F. Walters and R.S. Conway, 1919. Vol. 3, Books 21-25, edd. C.F. Walters and R.S. Conway, 1929. Vol. 4, Books 26-30, edd. S.K. Johnson and R.S. Conway, 1935. Vol. 5, Books 31-35, ed. A.H. McDonald, 1965. Vol. 6, Books 36-40, ed. P.G. Walsh, 1999. Teubner Texts: Books 21-25, ed. T.A. Dorey, Leipzig, 1971-76. Books 26-27, ed. P.G. Walsh, 2nd ed., Leipzig, 1989. Books 28-30, ed. P.G. Walsh, Leipzig, 1986. Books 31-40, ed. John Briscoe, Stuttgart, 1991. Books 41-45, ed. John Briscoe, Stuttgart, 1986. Most books, Fragments, Periochae , edd. J. Bayet et al., 1940-. Bibliographies W. Kissel, "Livius 1933-1978: Eine Gesamtbibliographie," ANRW J.E. Phillips, "Current Research on Livy's First Decade: 1959-1979," ANRW V. Viparelli, "Rassegna di studi liviani,"

4. Siege Of Syracuse (Livy) Back to . . . Introduction. Polybius. livy. Plutarch. Dio Cassius. HISTORY. OF. ROME. FROM ITS. T. Livii ab Urbe Condita Libri) by livy ( 59 BC17 AD) BOOK XXIV. 34. http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Siege/Livy.html

L I V Y Back to . . . Archimedes Home Page This section . . . Introduction Polybius Livy Plutarch Dio Cassius H ISTORY OF R OME FROM ITS F OUNDATION (T. Livii ab Urbe Condita Libri) by Livy BC AD BOOK XXIV B y these devices the attack from the sea was frustrated, and all available strength was diverted to an assault by land. Even there, however, every section of the defences had been equipped with various missile-throwing machines, all at the expense and by the forethought of Hiero over many years, aided by the unique engineering skill of Archimedes. Moreover, the nature of the ground helped the defence, in that the rocky cliff on which the foundations of the wall are built is mostly so steep that not only missiles hurled from catapults but even such as were allowed to roll down the cliff by their own weight, took deadly effect on the enemy below. The same reason rendered an approach to the walls difficult and gave but an insecure foothold to the attacker. Thus it was that at a council of war the decision was reached to abandon the assault, as all attempts were baffled, and to confine operations to a blockade by sea and land. This passage is taken from T HE W AR WITH ... ANNIBAL Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt Penguin Books , New York, 1965

5. Livy Praefatio. Liber I. Liber II. Liber III. Liber IV. Liber V. Liber VI. Liber VII. Liber VIII. Liber IX. Liber X. Liber XXI. Liber XXII. Liber XXIII. Liber XXIV. Liber XXV. Liber XXVI. Liber XXVII. Liber XXVIII. Liber XXIX. Liber XXX. Liber XXXI. Liber XXXII. Liber XXXIII http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/liv.html

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6. The Internet Classics Archive | Works By Livy List of works by livy, part of the Internet Classics Archive CDROMs. Help. Works by livy. The History of Rome http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Livy.html

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7. Livy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 but two are known through epitomes. livys history reflects his admiration for the civilization of the form of annals. livys accuracy is often questionable; he ignored certain http://www.bartleby.com/65/li/Livy.html

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8. Livy.htm livy A HISTORY OF ROME. Book 1. Book 2. Book 3. Book 1. 753 509 BC. 1. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classic/cbarnes/class16/livy.htm

9. The History Of Rome, Vol. I Book 1 livy's History of Rome, Book 1 The Earliest Legends Book 2 livy's History of Rome Book 2 The Early Years of the Republic http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Liv1His.html

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11. Livy, History Of Rome (ed. Rev. Canon Roberts) Text of the Roberts English language translation of livy's History of Rome by the Perseus Project at Tufts University. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/text?lookup=liv. init.&vers=English|non

12. Livy Topics livy Topics. Topic I livy as an historian and his work as a cultural document. How does livy conceive of his task as an historian? http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/Hum110/LivyTopics.html

Livy Topics Topic I - Livy as an historian and his work as a cultural document. How does Livy conceive of his task as an historian? What contrasts or similarities do you see with programmatic statements made by Herodotos and Thucydides? How do these relate, if at all, to the different age in which and for which Livy writes? Does the Hum course approach Livy from the perspective that, regardless of the truth or falsity of his account of early Roman history, his text is still useful for getting a sense of Roman national self-definition and civic identity? If so, is that a legitimate approach, and what is that civic identity? Topic II - The Rape of the Vestal Virgin/Story of Romulus and Remus, p. 37-40. In what sense does the story show elements of myth? Of what stories which you have encountered in Greek literature or elsewhere is it reminiscent? What larger themes of Livy's history are brought out through this episode? Why is it important that the infants were suckled by a wolf? Topic III - Foundation of Rome, p. 40-43, with p. 50. How does Romulus compare to other founding fathers you met in the Greek world, such as Solon or Lycurgus? What is distinctively Roman about him? Why would the Romans prefer a tradition which has their city arising from such humble origins, an influx of slaves and other refugees?

13. Latin Texts A collection of latin texts Apuleius, Caesar, Catullus, Cicero, Juvenal, Lucan, Lucretius, livy, Plautus, Pliny Major, Pliny Minor, Quintilian, Sallust, and Tacitus. http://www.freewebs.com/omniamundamundis/

"Omnia munda mundis" A collection of latin texts Apuleius Caesar Catullus Cicero ... dmoz

14. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mamertine Prison The socalled Mamertine Prison , beneath the church of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami, via di Marforio, Rome, is generally accepted as being identical with the prison in the middle of the city, overlooking the forum , mentioned by livy (I, xxxiii). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09579a.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... M > Mamertine Prison A B C D ... Z Mamertine Prison The so-called "Mamertine Prison", beneath the church of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami, via di Marforio, Rome , is generally accepted as being identical with "the prison ... in the middle of the city, overlooking the forum", mentioned by Livy (I, xxxiii). It consists of two chambers, one above the other. The lower, known as the Tullianum, was probably built originally as a cistern, whence its name, which is derived from the archaic Latin word tullius, a jet of water the derivation of Varro from the name of King Servius Tullius is erroneous. The Tullianum is a circular chamber, partly excavated from the rock, and partly built of tufa blocks, each layer of masonry projecting a little over that immediately below so as to form a conical vault. When the upper chamber was constructed, the top of the cone was probably cut off, and the present roof, consisting of a flat arch of tufa blocks, substituted. The upper chamber is an irregular quadrilateral, and contains an inscription recording a restoration made in A.D.

15. Discourses On Livy: Contents DISCOURSES. Upon The First Ten (Books) of Titus livy. To. ZANOBI BUONDELMONTI AND TO COSIMO RUCELLAI. By. NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI. 1517. Title Page of 1772 Edition. http://www.constitution.org/mac/disclivy_.htm

DISCOURSES Upon The First Ten (Books) of Titus Livy To ZANOBI BUONDELMONTI AND TO COSIMO RUCELLAI By NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI Title Page of 1772 Edition Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli Notes on the Text Text Version ... Dedication Book I [Decisions made by the Romans pertinent to the internal affairs of the City] Chapter I What have generally been the beginnings of some Cities, and what was that of Rome II Of the kinds of Republics there are, and of which was the Roman Republic III What events caused the creation of the Tribunes of the Plebs in Rome, which made the Republic more perfect IV That disunion of the Plebs and the Roman Senate made that Republic free and powerful V Where the guarding of liberty is more securely placed, either in the People or in the Nobles; and which have the greater reason to become tumultuous either he who wants to acquire or he who wants to maintain VI Whether it was possible to establish a government in Rome which could eliminate the enmity between the Populace and the Senate VII How much the faculty of accusing (Judiciary) is necessary for a Republic for the maintenance of liberty VIII As much as accusations are useful to a Republic, so much so are calumnies pernicious

16. Project Gutenberg - Bibliographic Record The Prince is Machiavelli's most famous work, but Discourses on livy is equally important. In his own words in it I have expressed what I know and what I have learned through a long experience and a continuing study of the things of the world . Translated by Ninian Hill Thomson. http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/10827

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17. Discourses On Livy: Book 1 Wanting, therefore, to draw men from this error, I have judged it necessary to write upon all those books of Titus livy which, because of the malignity of the http://www.constitution.org/mac/disclivy1.htm

DISCOURSES OF NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI ON THE FIRST TEN (BOOKS) OF TITUS LIVIUS TO ZANOBI BUONDELMONTI AND COSIMO RUCELLAI FIRST BOOK CHAPTER I WHAT HAVE GENERALLY BEEN THE BEGINNINGS OF SOME CITIES, AND WHAT WAS THAT OF ROME Alexander the Great, wishing to build a city for his glory, Dinocrates, the Architect came to him and showed him how he could do so upon the mountain Athos, which place in addition to being strong, could be arranged in a way that the City would be given human form, which would be a marvelous and rare thing and worthy of his greatness: and Alexander asking him on what the inhabitants would live, he replied that he had not thought of it: at which he laughed, and leaving that mountain as it was, he built Alexandria, where the inhabitants would stay willingly because of the richness of the country and the convenience to the sea and of the Nile. CHAPTER II OF THE KINDS OF REPUBLICS THERE ARE, AND OF WHICH WAS THE ROMAN REPUBLIC after which creation the government of that Republic came to be more stable, having a part of all those forms of government. And so favorable was fortune to them that although they passed from a Monarchial government and from an Aristocracy to one of the People (Democracy), by those same degrees and for the same reasons that were discussed above, none the less the Royal form was never entirely taken away to give authority to the Aristocracy, nor was all the authority of the Aristocrats diminished in order to give it to the People, but it remained shared (between the three) it made the Republic perfect: which perfection resulted from the disunion of the Plebs and the Senate, as we shall discuss at length in the next following chapters.

18. Ancient History Sourcebook: Reports Of The Etruscans, C. 430 BCE - 10 CE Excerpts from Herodotus' The Histories and livy's History of Rome . http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/etrucans2.html

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient History Sourcebook: Reports of the Etruscans, c. 430 BCE - 10 CE Herodotus: The Histories , c. 430 BCE, I.94 The Lydians have very nearly the same customs as the Hellenes, with the exception that these last do not bring up their girls the same way. So far as we have any knowledge, the Lydians were the first to introduce the use of gold and silver coin, and the first who sold good retail. They claim also the invention of all the games which are common to them with the Hellenes. These they declare that they invented about the time when they colonized Tyrrhenia [ i.e., Etruria], an event of which they give the following account. In the days of Atys the son of Manes, there was great scarcity through the whole land of Lydia. For some time the Lydians bore the affliction patiently, but finding that it did not pass away, they set to work to devise remedies for the evil. Various expedients were discovered by various persons: dice, knuckle-bones, and ball, and all such games were invented, except checkers, the invention of which they do not claim as theirs. The plan adopted against the famine was to engage in games one day so entirely as not to feel any craving for food, and the next day to eat and abstain from games. In this way they passed eighteen years. Still the affliction continued, and even became worse. So the king determined to divide the nation in half, and to make the two portions draw lots, the one to stay, the other to leave the land. He would continue to reign over those whose lot it should be to remain behind; the emigrants should have his son Tyrrhenus for their leader. The lot was cast, and they who had to emigrate went down to Smyrna, and built themselves ships, in which, after they had put on board all needful stores, they sailed away in search of new homes and better sustenance. After sailing past many countries, they came to Umbria, where they built cities for themselves, and fixed their residence. Their former name of Lydians they laid aside, and called themselves after the name of the king

19. Siege Of Syracuse Describes the role of Archimedes and other key figures in the siege of Syracuse during the Second Punic War, as well as accounts by Polybius, livy, and Plutarch. http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Siege/Summary.html

I N T R O D U C T I O N Back to . . . Archimedes Home Page This section . . . Introduction Polybius Livy Plutarch Dio Cassius Hiero II BC Hannibal(?) (247-183? BC Hieronymos BC Marcellus (268-208 BC Archimedes (287?-212 BC ) planning the defenses of Syracuse A t the beginning of the third century BC , the Mediterranean basin was controlled by the Carthaginians in the west and the Greeks in the east. The Romans controlled only a small area around Rome, but were poised to march. They locked horns with Carthage in the First Punic War (264-241 BC ), during which they greatly expanded their territory, although they did not capture the city of Carthage itself. The Greek city of Syracuse, where Archimedes lived, initially supported Carthage. But early in the war Rome forced a treaty of alliance from Syracuse's king, Hiero II , that called for Syracuse to pay tribute and provide grain to the Romans. T he Romans and Carthaginians renewed their antagonisms in 218 BC , the beginning of the Second Punic War. Under Hannibal, Carthage gained the first round of victories, culminating in Hannibal's crossing of the Alps into Italy (218 BC ) and his defeat of the Romans at Cannae (216 BC ). Hannibal's successes in Italy helped convince many Syracusans that they were allied with the wrong side.

20. Livy - Biography livy (64 or 59 BC AD 17). Titus Livius great historian. livy was unique among Roman historians in that he played no part in politics. http://www.barca.fsnet.co.uk/livy.htm

Livy (64 or 59 BC - AD 17) Titus Livius' 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. His family apparently did not belong to the senatorial class and Livy does not seem to have embarked on a political or forensic profession. He is first heard of in Rome after Augustus had restored stability and peace to the empire by his decisive naval victory at Actium in 31 BC. Most of his life must have been spent at Rome, and at an early stage he attracted the interest of Augustus and was even invited to supervise the literary activities of the young Claudius (the future emperor). In one of the few recorded anecdotes about him, Augustus called him a "Pompeian", implying an outspoken and independent turn of mind. Livy began by composing and publishing in units of five books, the length of which was determined by the size of the ancient papyrus roll. As his material became more complex, however, he abandoned this symmetrical pattern and wrote 142 books. Books 11-20 and 46-142 have been lost. The later books after Book 45 are known only from summaries. In his letters the statesman Pliny the Younger records that Livy was tempted to abandon the enterprise but found that the task had become too fascinating to give it up; he also mentions a citizen of Cádiz who came all the way to Rome for the sole satisfaction of gazing at the great historian.

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