Livy: Ab urbe condita Book VI (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)

by Livy, Christina Shuttleworth Kraus (Editor)

Book VI of Livy's history of Rome covers the period from 390 to 367 BC, a period during which the city, while recovering from being sacked by the Gauls, faced serious civil disturbance, the resolution of which fundamentally changed the structure of Roman society. This edition considers the historical text from a literary and historiographical perspective. The Commentary contains a detailed analysis of Livy's narrative style and structure, while the Introduction situates his work in the ancient historiographical tradition.

Paperback

First published November 17, 1994

About the author

Titus Livius (Patavinus) (64 or 59 BC – AD 17)—known as Livy in English, and Tite-Live in French—was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people – Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Books from the Foundation of the City) – covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. He was on familiar terms with the Julio-Claudian dynasty, advising Augustus's grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, as a young man not long before 14 AD in a letter to take up the writing of history. Livy and Augustus's wife, Livia, were from the same clan in different locations, although not related by blood.

Reviews

[Gabe · Rating 3 out of 5]

wow. For once the guys seemed to respond correctly, putting the blame on the perpetrator rather than the victim, in a rape case, but the culture was too strong. The victim felt too much at blame. It's sad this happens all too much today.

More stuff happens in this book. Just wasn't as impactful.