Livy was born in Patavium in northern Italy, now modern Padua, probably in 59 BC. 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 See more

Livy's only surviving work is commonly known as History of Rome (or Ab Urbe Condita, 'From the Founding of the City'). Together with Polybius it is considered one of the main accounts of the Second Punic War.
When he began this … See more

• Livy (1919) [written 27–9 BC]. Livy. Vol. I. Translated by Foster, B. O. Boston: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-99256-3.
• Livy (1998) [written 27–9 BC]. The Rise of Rome. Vol. Books 1–5. Translated by Luce, T. J. Oxford: Oxford University Press See more

Imperial era
Livy's History of Rome was in high demand from the time it was published and remained so during the early years of the empire. See more

The authority supplying information from which possible vital data on Livy can be deduced is Eusebius of Caesarea, a bishop of the early Christian Church. One of his works was a summary of world history in ancient Greek, termed the Chronikon, dating from the … See more

• Chaplin, Janes D. (2000). Livy's Exemplary History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-815274-3.
• Damon, Cynthia (1997). "From Source to Sermo: Narrative Technique in Livy 34.54.4-8" See more