Titus Livius: The History of Rome Text of the Histories. English Translation. Livy was born in Patavium in northern Italy, now modern Padua. Livy. English Translation by.

Livy. History of Rome. Book 1: The Earliest Legends of Rome ; Book 2: The Early Years of the Republic ; Book 3: The Decemvirate ; Book 4: The Growing Power of the Plebs ; Book 5: War with Veii, Destruction of Rome by the Gauls ; Book 6: Reconciliation of the Orders (389-366 B.C.) E. P. Dutton and Co. 1912. 1. Cisalpine Gaul was merged in Italy properduring his lifetime and its inhabitants were given Roman citizenship by Julius Caesar.

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History of Rome. There is a debate about the year of his birth – either in 64 BC, or more likely, in 59 BC (see below). New York, New York. Livy, Latin in full Titus Livius, (born 59/64 bc, Patavium, Venetia [now Padua, Italy]—died ad 17, Patavium), with Sallust and Tacitus, one of the three great Roman historians. Rev. At the time of his birth, his home city of Patavium was the second wealthiest on the Italian peninsula, and the largest in the province of Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy). 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. ; Book 7: Frontier Wars (366-341 B.C.)