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History of Rome

by Livy Book 8 in the Penguin Classics: Ancient World series.

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This volume contains Livy’s account of Rome’s earliest history in Books 1–5 of Ab Urbe Condita. It begins with foundation legend, Trojan ancestry, Romulus, the kings of Rome and the expulsion of monarchy, then follows the early Republic through social conflict, war with neighbouring peoples and the Gallic sack of Rome. The narrative blends legend, moral example, family memory and republican politics, showing how later Romans imagined the origins of their city and institutions.

Historical Periods

Roman Kingdom753–509 BCE Conflict of the Orders494–287 BCE

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Classical Literature

Historical people

Livy60 BCE–17 Romulus Numa Pompilius Camillus

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