Livy: The Early History of Rome, Books I-V (Penguin Classics)
by Titus Livy
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Author: Titus LivyPreface: Stephen Oakley
Translator: Aubrey De Selincourt
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-25
ISBN: 0140448098
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: Review of 'The Early History of Rome'
Summary: 1 Stars
Readers looking for a book on the subject the book describes will be disappointed with this. The introduction by a noted scholar quickly points out that the author's historical accuracy is very suspect and literally that the book should be taken with a pinch of salt in this respect. So what does that leave? Well allegedly Livy's style of writing 'Vividly brings to life' the early history of Rome (As he somewhat dubiously sees it) but to be honest his style of writing is extremely dull, 'This year we elected X and Y consul and had a mighty war then next year we elected...'. If you want to see how history was imaginatively written by ancient scholars then this book is fine. Otherwise I would suggest a more recent text on the subject.
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