Synopses & Reviews
Roger Nichols' translations provide a lively and highly readable collection of some of the best stories in Roman history. The selected stories, together with the linking narrative and commentary, give an account of the early history of Rome which will make an ideal topic for study on Roman civilisation and classical studies courses. The selection will also be useful to those taking classical literature in translation papers, who want to consider Livy's role as a writer and historian.
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A lively and highly readable collection of some of the best stories in Roman history.
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Accessible translations for GCSE students.
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For high school students, this is a selection of translated extracts from Livy's Early History of Rome. Explanatory passages introduce and link the translations, placing them in their historical contexts.
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Accessible translations for GCSE students. The translated extracts in Livy: Stories of Rome are linked by commentaries which continue the narrative and discuss points in the text needing explanation.
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Rome under the kings; 2. The early republic; 3. The Gauls invade; 4. Recovery; 5. Rome against the Samnites; Glossary; Maps.