Titus Livius (Livy)

59 BC - 17 AD

About the Author

Titus Livius (Livy) (59 BC - 17 AD) is best known for his massive (but largely lost) History of Rome from its founding up to the reign of Augustus. Although written during Augustus’s reign Livy takes a pro-republican viewpoint.

In The Library:

• author: The History of Rome by Titus Livius, in 6 vols. (10 AD)
• author: The History of Rome, Vol. 1 (10 AD)
• author: The History of Rome, Vol. 2 (10 AD)
• author: The History of Rome, Vol. 3 (10 AD)
• author: The History of Rome, Vol. 4 (10 AD)
• author: The History of Rome, Vol. 5 (10 AD)
• author: The History of Rome, Vol. 6 (10 AD)

Quotations:

• Livy on the irrecoverable loss of liberty under the Roman Empire (10 AD) (12 January, 2010)