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Rome and Italy: The History of Rome from Its Foundation by Titus Livy
Category: History | Series: Classics Ser.
Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this fascinating history, events are described not simpl ...Show more
Rome and the Mediterranean - Books XXXI-XLV of The History of Rome from its Foundation by Titus Livy; A. H. McDonald (Introduction by); Henry Bettenson (Translator)
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
Books XXXI to XLV cover the years from 201 b.c. to 167 b.c., when Rome emerged as ruler of the Mediterranean. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshe ...Show more
The War with Hannibal (The History of Rome from its Foundation Books 21-30) by Titus Livy; Aubrey de Selincourt (translator)
Category: History | Series: Classics Ser.
In The War with Hannibal, Livy (59 BC AD 17) chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of Hannibal, complete with elephants, crossing the Alps; the panic as they approached the gates of Rome; and t ...Show more
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