History of Rome, Volume V: Books 21-22 by Livy (English) Hardcover Book

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Livy, the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to maintain such greatness. The third decad (21–30) chronicles the Second Punic War of 220–205 BC.

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Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BC where after years in Rome he died in AD 12 or 17.Livy's history, composed as the imperial autocracy of Augustus was replacing the republican system that had stood for over 500 years, presents in splendid style a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to achieve and maintain such greatness.Of its 142 books, conventionally divided into pentads and decads, we have 1–10 and 21–45 complete, and short summaries (periochae) of all the rest except 41 and 43–45; 11–20 are lost, and of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain.The third decad constitutes our fullest surviving account of the momentous Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War, and comprises two recognizable pentads: Books 21–25 narrate the run-up to conflict and Rome's struggles in its first phase, with Hannibal dominant; Books 26–30 relate Rome's revival and final victory, as the focus shifts to Scipio Africanus.This edition replaces the original Loeb edition by B. O. Foster.

Author Biography

J. C. Yardley is Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of Ottawa. Dexter Hoyos is Honorary Associate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney. John Briscoe is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester.

Review

These new Loebs are superior to the old ones in almost every way… The true superiority of Yardley's work lies, first of all, in the translation: he is an outstanding translator of Livy. -- Joseph B. Solodow * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

Details ISBN0674996941 Publisher Harvard University Press Series Loeb Classical Library Language English ISBN-10 0674996941 ISBN-13 9780674996946 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Translated from Latin Author John Briscoe Pages 496 Year 2019 Series Number 233 UK Release Date 2019-12-03 Publication Date 2019-12-03 NZ Release Date 2019-12-03 US Release Date 2019-12-03 Imprint Harvard University Press Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Audience General AU Release Date 2019-12-02 Subtitle Books 21–22 We've got this

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