Livy was, with Sallust and Tacitus, one of the three great Roman historians. His history of Rome became a classic in his own lifetime and exercised a profound influence on the style and philosophy of historical writing down to the 18th century.
Livy remained close enough to the imperial court to encourage the young prince Claudius to write history. (The future emperor became a productive author: his histories of Rome, Carthage and the Etruscans consisted of sixty-nine books.)
Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at or near Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BCE; he may have lived mostly in Rome but died at Patavium, in 12 or 17 CE. Livy's only extant work is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BCE.
Livy, History of Rome, Volume I: Books 1-2 | Loeb Classical Library
Titus Livius, better known simply as Livy, is probably ancient Rome’s most famous historian, thanks to his epic 142-book account of the history of Rome from Aeneas to Augustus.
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Livy lived through one of the most tumultuous periods in Roman history. The assassination of Julius Caesar, the civil wars, and the eventual rise of Augustus as the first emperor all occurred during his lifetime.
Livy (59 BC - 17 AD) Rome’s Master Historian in the Empire
Titus Livius, commonly known as Livy, was one of the greatest historians of ancient Rome. His monumental work, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City), chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary beginnings to his contemporary period during the reign of Augustus.