History of Rome, Volume V

Books 21–22

Livy, J. C. Yardley, Professor Dexter Hoyos , John Briscoe

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Harvard Uni.Press Academi
03 December 2019

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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.

Livy's history, composed as the imperial autocracy of Augustus was replacing the republican system that had stood for over 500 years, presents in splendid style a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to achieve and maintain such greatness.

Of its 142 books, conventionally divided into pentads and decads, we have 1–10 and 21–45 complete, and short summaries (periochae) of all the rest except 41 and 43–45; 11–20 are lost, and of the rest only fragments and the summaries remain.

The third decad constitutes our fullest surviving account of the momentous Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War, and comprises two recognizable pentads: Books 21–25 narrate the run-up to conflict and Rome's struggles in its first phase, with Hannibal dominant; Books 26–30 relate Rome's revival and final victory, as the focus shifts to Scipio Africanus.

This edition replaces the original Loeb edition by B. O. Foster.

By: Livy
Introduction by: Professor Dexter Hoyos, John Briscoe
Edited and translated by: J. C. Yardley
Imprint: Harvard Uni.Press Academi
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9780674996946
ISBN 10: 0674996941
Series: Loeb Classical Library
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 03 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

J. C. Yardley is Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of Ottawa. Dexter Hoyos is Honorary Associate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney. John Briscoe is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester.

Reviews for History of Rome, Volume V: Books 21–22

These new Loebs are superior to the old ones in almost every way… The true superiority of Yardley’s work lies, first of all, in the translation: he is an outstanding translator of Livy. -- Joseph B. Solodow * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *