386 Camillus helps Romans defeat Gauls called a second Romulusģ27-304 Romans fight the Samnites of Central ItalyĢ80-275 Romans defeat Pyrrhus, general helping Greek cities of Southern ItalyĢ72 Tarentum (in Southern Italy) surrenders to RomeĢ64 First gladiatorial show at Rome Roman army enters Sicily, fights Carthaginians.Ģ64-241 First Punic War (War with Carthage)Ģ27 Sicily and Sardinia are made the first Roman provincesĢ18-201 Second Punic War (Rome vs. 496 Romans defeat Latins at the Battle of Lake RegillusĤ94 Conflict of the Orders begins (struggle between the patricians and plebeians)Ĥ50 Twelve Tables (Roman laws written down by committee of 10)Ĥ05-396 Seige and capture of Veii, an Etruscan town and Rome's chief rivalĬ. 506 Mucius Scaevola and Cloelia perform acts of heroismĬ.

1152-753 Period of kings at Alba Longaħ53 Traditional date of founding of Rome by Romulus and Remusĥ09 Foundation of the Republic (consuls replace king) first treaty with CarthageĬ. 1152 Aeneas' son Ascanius founds Alba LongaĬ. 1184 Fall of Troy beginning of Aeneas' wanderingsĬ. (special emphasis given to Books 1, 2, and 5)Ĭ. He lived three years longer than Augustus, dying in AD 17 in his native Patavium. He published his history of Rome in installments, working on it for most of his life. We also hear that Livy encouraged the future emperor Claudius in his historical studies (Suetonius, Life of Claudius 41). thought that he had Republican sympathies. 34) reports that Augustus called Livy a 'Pompeian', i.e. The later Roman historian Tacitus ( Annals 4. Livy was acquainted with the emperor Augustus, but scholars debate the extent to which they shared common goals. As far as we know, Livy never held public office nor played a role in public life. 2), but his fame rests on his 142 book history of Rome, called Ab Urbe Condita ( From the Founding of the City), which he began to write around 29 BC, after he had moved to Rome. He is said to have written philosophical dialogues in his youth (Elder Seneca, Controversiae 10 Praef. He was born about 59 BC in Patavium (modern Padua) in Northern Italy, where he spent the early part of his life. Not many details are known about Livy's life.

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The History of Rome, Books 1-5 by Livy