Synopses & Reviews
Livy focuses on the renewed threat to Rome from Macedon: the rivalry between Philip's two sons, Perseus and Demetrius, culminating in the murder of Demetrius, and Philip's physical decline following this event. The campaigns in Spain and in northern Italy offer further opportunities for narrative, in which Fulvius Flaccus and Sempronius Gracchus in Spain, and Aemilius Paulus in Liguria, are prominent. The domestic controversies of the period inlcude the election to the censorship of sworn enemies, Aemilius Lepidus and Fulvius Nobilior, and the popular agitation which compelled them to work in harmony together. The period covered by these books, from the war against Antiochus the Great to the death of Philip V of Macedon, is of increasing interest to students of Hellenistic Greece and of Roman imperialism; these books should interest those seeking to break away from the conventional choices of the first and third decades
Synopsis
This text covers the events of 182-179 BC
Synopsis
Book XXI of Livy's history of Rome is one of the most frequently read either in its entirety or in extracts, for it includes Carthaginian campaigns in Spain and Hannibal's momentous crossing of the Alps to invade Italy.
P.G. Walsh's edition is designed specifically for use by students at A-Level. The commentary explains points of historical and literary importance, and elucidates grammatical peculiarities and passages of unusual difficulty. The introduction sets Livy in the context of Roman historiography as a whole, and deals in particular with Book XXI. There is a full vocabulary as well as an index of names and illustrative maps and plans.
Synopsis
Book XXI of Livy's history of Rome includes Carthaginian
campaigns in Spain and Hannibal's momentous crossing of the Alps to
invade Italy. This edition is designed for A Level students, with a useful introduction, commentary and vocabulary.
Synopsis
Book XXI of Livy's history of Rome is one of the most frequently read either in its entirety or in extracts, for it includes Carthaginian campaigns in Spain and Hannibal's momentous crossing of the Alps to invade Italy.
P.G. Walsh's edition is designed specifically for use by students at A-Level. The commentary explains points of historical and literary importance, and elucidates grammatical peculiarities and passages of unusual difficulty. The introduction sets Livy in the context of Roman historiography as a whole, and deals in particular with Book XXI. There is a full vocabulary as well as an index of names and illustrative maps and plans.
About the Author
P.G Walsh is honorary Professorial Research Fellow in the Classics department of the University of Glasgow. He has prepared translations of both The Satyricon and The Golden Ass, and is the author of Livy: His Historical Aims and Methods (also published by Bloomsbury).
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Contents
1. Life and Work of Livy
2. Livy as an Historian
3. Livy as Writer and Stylist
4. Livys Grammar and Syntax
5. The History of the Period
Text
Notes
Vocabulary
Maps