This book provides a useful general introduction to livy s life and to his history of rome. Of its 142 books, conventionally divided into pentads and decads, we have 1 10 and 2145 complete. History of rome, volume i livy harvard university press. Little is known about livy s life and nothing about his. Of its 142 books 1 10, 21 45 except parts of 41 and 43 45, fragments, and short summaries remain. Livy greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary and. 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. A large part of livy s history of rome since the foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have an excerpt, called the periochae, which helps us reconstruct the general scope. From that hour romulus was no longer seen on earth. In oxyrhynchus, a similar summary of books 3740, 4755, and only small fragments of 88 was found on a roll of papyrus that is now in. In the latin text, a one or two sentence english summary of major events is affixed to each of book ones 60 chapters, giving the reader clear guidance. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter 16. The history of rome, books 15 by livy, 2006 online.
Livy s preface to auc is included at the end of the volume. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1 rev. The project gutenberg ebook of the history of rome. In addition to valerie warriors crisp, fluent translation of the first five books of livy s ab urbe condita, this edition features a general introduction to livy and his work, extensive footofthepage notes offering essential contextual information, and a chronology of events. A large part of livy s history of rome since the foundation is now lost. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Livy had employed fortyfive books in the history of six centuries. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Three appendiceson the genealogies of the most prominent political figures in the early. This is the very best translation available for livy 1 5.
For the general reader, this is a translation of the first five books of livys history of rome, starting with myths and legends about the founding of rome, then the history of the kings of roma and the founding of the republic, the conflicts with romes neighbours in italy. Livy s work was a source for the later works of aurelius victor, cassiodorus, eutropius, festus, florus, granius licinianus and orosius. The only extant work by livy 64 or 59 bce 12 or 17 ce is part of his history of rome from the foundation of the city to 9 bce. A violent thunder storm suddenly arose and enveloped the king in so dense a cloud that he was quite invisible to the assembly. Synopsis beginning with the mythical origins of the city, the first five books of livy s magisterial history of rome recount the battles, betrayals, and triumphs of the men and women who turned a small town into a formidable republic. Of its 142 books 1 10, 2145 except parts of 41 and 4345, fragments, and short summaries remain. Choose from 57 different sets of livy book 1 condita flashcards on quizlet. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of rome, books 1 5. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of rome. Project gutenberg s the history of rome, books 01 to 08, by titus livius this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Book i livy from the founding of the city book i preface.
Click on any of the following topics to explore them further. Livius, titus an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article livy. The early history of rome, books iv penguin classics bks. This commentary looks and feels more like a textbook than many of the smaller. Of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain.
Do not hestitate to make use of a modern edition in order to understand the grammar of the latin. The history of rome, books 1 5 hackett classics series by livy. Whether i am likely to accomplish anything worthy of the labour, if i record the achievements of the roman people from the foundation of the city, i do not really know, nor if i knew would i dare to avouch it. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter 1. Livy, with sallust and tacitus, one of the three great roman historians. Books 1 5 and the preface here called front matter are here. Livy was abridged, in antiquity, to an epitome, which survives for book 1, but was itself abridged in the fourth century into the socalled periochae, which is simply a list of contents.
The history of rome, books 1 5 kindle edition by livy, warrior, valerie m. The consul held a council of war to discuss the histrian campaign. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter 2. In the latin text, a one or two sentence english summary of major events is affixed to each of book ones 60 chapters, giving the reader clear guidance about what to look out for in each section of the text. Learn livy book 1 condita with free interactive flashcards. Not all translations are grammatically faithful to the original. The periochae survive for the entire work, except for books 6 and 7. But he could not shake off all the influences of his time. It was said that he called to arms the fighting men whom his father had kept in peace, and that he was very popular with them, as they were eager for plunder.
The grittier, more basic texty version faster to load has been posted by the university of virginia and uses the 1905 translation by the reverend canon roberts. Livy s history of rome can be found in english online at a couple of websites. His 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. The latin title, ab urbe condita libri, translates literally to books since the citys founding. Internet archive bookreader livy in thirteen volumes. A superbly clear translation and useful notes on the same page as the text will make this the edition to use in the classroom. Though history was originally a 142 book project, only about 35 books. Livys history of rome recounts romes history from its mythical founding ca. In splendid style livy, a man of wide sympathies and proud of romes past, presented an uncritical but clear and. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 1, chapter pr. It claims to provide a translation for every word of the history, which is a fantastic idea and, done properly, would be very useful indeed.