Books VI-X of Livy's history of Rome describe the beginnings of Rome's conquest of Italy in the fourth century BC and contain some of Livy's finest writing. This is the first full-scale, scholarly commentary to be written on this part of the history in modern times. The first of three volumes, this book contains an extensive introduction and the commentary to Book VI. The introduction provides a full analysis of the Roman annalistic tradition, of Livy's style and narrative technique, and of the manuscript tradition; the commentary devotes equal attention to historical, literary, linguistic, and textual matters. The remaining two volumes, which are forthcoming, will deal with Books VII-VIII and IX-X respectively. An indispensable work of reference for anyone interested in Latin literature and early Roman history, as well as for scholars of Livy himself, these three volumes represent a major new contribution to Latin scholarship.
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"This volume and the subsequent volumes will be essential tools for all serious scholars of Livy, of Latin prose, Latin history, and historiography."--Choice
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S. P. Oakley is Professor of Latin, University of Reading.
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BECAUSE of the successful wars of conquest which L. describes in books vii-x, the size of the Roman state had grown from c.2,005 km2 in the mid-340s to c.5,525 km2 in the mid-330s and to c.6,285 km2 by 300, and, with further successful warfare, was to grow to c.15,295 km2 by the mid-280s. Read the first page
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BECAUSE of the successful wars of conquest which L. describes in books vii-x, the size of the Roman state had grown from c.2,005 km2 in the mid-340s to c.5,525 km2 in the mid-330s and to c.6,285 km2 by 300, and, with further successful warfare, was to grow to c.15,295 km2 by the mid-280s. Read the first page
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