Some Introductory Notes on Livy The normal dates give for Livy’s life are: born 59 BC, died AD 17 (Syme has challenged this dating and has made a case for 64 BC-AD 12; see his paper Continue Reading →
Images from Livy (1) ‘The Oath of the Horatii’, by Armand Caraffe (1762-1822) (Moscow, Pushkin Museum) Continue Reading →
Poetry and Livy’s Preface It is interesting to me that Livy’s preface begins with the first four feet of a dactylic hexameter:Facturusne operae pretium sim…In other words, he Continue Reading →
