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Titus Livius

Titus Livius

Born 59 BCE · Died 17 CE

A Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. <sup>1</sup>

Quotes

  • “I shall find antiquity a rewarding study, if only because, while I am absorbed in it, I shall be able to turn my eyes from the troubles which for so long have tormented the modern world.”
    History of Rome
  • “This above all makes history useful and desirable: it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.”
    History of Rome
  • “Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.”
    History of Rome, Book II
  • “All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.”
    History of Rome, Book XXII
  • “Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.”
    History of Rome, Book XXX

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Books by Titus Livius in order

Books by Titus Livius in the order they were published, from The Romane Historie (1481) to The History of Rome; Volume 2 (2018).

  1. 1The Romane HistorieThe Romane Historie1481
  2. 2Titus Livius's Roman History: [2 Vols.]Titus Livius's Roman History: [2 Vols.]1783
  3. 3Livy, Books I-XLivy, Books I-X1871
  4. 4The Last Two Kings of MacedonThe Last Two Kings of Macedon1886
  5. 5The Twenty-third Book of LivyThe Twenty-third Book of Livy1887
  6. 6Livy, Books I. And IILivy, Books I. And II1891
  7. 7Livy's History of RomeLivy's History of Rome1892
  8. 8The History of RomeThe History of Rome1900
  9. 9Livy's History of Rome: The First Five BooksLivy's History of Rome: The First Five Books1901
  10. 10The Early History of RomeThe Early History of Rome1960
  11. 11Livy :a History of RomeLivy :a History of Rome1962
  12. 12Titus Livius Book OneTitus Livius Book One1964
  13. 13The History of Rome from Its Foundation, Books XXI-XXXThe History of Rome from Its Foundation, Books XXI-XXX1965
  14. 14The War with HannibalThe War with Hannibal1965
  15. 15The History of Early RomeThe History of Early Rome1970
  16. 16Rome and the MediterraneanRome and the Mediterranean1976
  17. 17Rome and ItalyRome and Italy1982
  18. 18Stories of RomeStories of Rome1982
  19. 19LivyLivy1991
  20. 20The Dawn of the Roman EmpireThe Dawn of the Roman Empire2000
  21. 21Roman History, Books I-IIIRoman History, Books I-III2004
  22. 22Livy's History of Rome, Vol. 1Livy's History of Rome, Vol. 12018
  23. 23The History of Rome; Volume 2The History of Rome; Volume 22018

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