
The Early History of Rome (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Books I-V of the Ab Urbe Condita
Livy(Author)
Barnes & Noble Inc (Publisher)
Published on 16. July 2005
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Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7607-7023-8 (ISBN)
Description
Livy's "Early History of Rome" tells of a small monarchical state's struggle to survive. It tells the story of the overthrow of the kings and the development of the Roman Republic. It depicts the qualities that allowed the early Romans to overcome internal disputes and foreign enemies and to recover after the nearly total destruction of their city in 390 BC. Livy writes with fairness, humanity, and an irresistible enthusiasm for the courage, honesty, and self-sacrifice that exemplified what it was to be Roman.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Union Square & Co.
Target group
Interest Age: From 0 to 99 years
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7607-7023-8 (9780760770238)
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Titus Livius was born in Patavium (modern Padua) in northern Italy around 59 BC. Given that he was able to devote so much of his life to writing history, it is reasonable to suppose that Livys family must have been fairly wealthy. This work, which he called the Ab Urbe Condita-"From the Founding of the City"- took Livy forty years to write.