The History of Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of Rome write by Livy. This book was released on 1909. The History of Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Early History of Rome
The Early History of Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Early History of Rome write by Livy. This book was released on 1971. The Early History of Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With stylistic brilliance and historical imagination, the first five books of Livy's monumental history of Rome record events from the foundation of Rome through the history of the seven kings, the establishment of the Republic and its internal struggles, up to Rome's recovery after the fierce Gallic invasion of the fourth century bc. Livy vividly depicts the great characters, legends, and tales, including the story of Romulus and Remus. Reprinting Robert Ogilvie's lucid 1971 introduction, this highly regarded edition now boasts a new preface, examining the text in light of recent Livy scholarship, informative maps, bibliography, and an index. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt with an introduction by Robert Ogilvie.
Rome and Italy
Rome and Italy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rome and Italy write by Livy. This book was released on 2004-05-27. Rome and Italy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this fascinating history, events are described not simply in terms of partisan politics, but through colourful portraits that bring the strengths, weaknesses and motives of leading figures such as the noble statesman Camillus and the corrupt Manlius vividly to life. While Rome's greatest chronicler intended his history to be a memorial to former glory, he also had more didactic aims - hoping that readers of his account could learn from the past ills and virtues of the city.
The Rise of Rome : Books One to Five
The Rise of Rome : Books One to Five - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rise of Rome : Books One to Five write by Livy. This book was released on 1998-10-01. The Rise of Rome : Books One to Five available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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, immortalized by Livy in his history of early Rome, have become part of our cultural heritage. This new annotated translation includes maps and an index and is based on R. M Ogilvie's Oxford Classical text, the best to date. - ;`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. -
A Critical History of Early Rome
A Critical History of Early Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Critical History of Early Rome write by Gary Forsythe. This book was released on 2005. A Critical History of Early Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A remarkable book,in which Forsythe uses his thorough knowledge of the ancient evidence to reconstruct a coherent and eminently plausible picture which in turn illuminates early Roman society more immediately than any other category of evidence is able to do. Forsythe displays his impressive ability to demonstrate to what extent and why the tradition that dominates the extant historical narratives is not credible."—Kurt Raaflaub, author of The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece "An excellent synthetic treatment of early Roman history found in both modern literary and archaeological materials."—Richard Mitchell, author of Patricians and Plebeians
