'You know how to win a battle, Hannibal; you do not know how to use the victory!'Livy's great his...

Books XXXI to XLV cover the years from 201 b.c. to 167 b.c., when Rome emerged as ruler of the Me...

'I will do as the Senate decrees.'These words from one of Rome's opponents encapsulate the author...

'People have it in their minds that he would have been a match for Alexander, had Alexander turne...

'People have it in their minds that he would have been a match for Alexander, had Alexander turne...

'You know how to win a battle, Hannibal; you do not know how to use the victory!'Livy's great his...

'With a single announcement from a herald, all the cities of Greece and Asia had been set free; o...

Livy's monumental history of Rome is widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements of the G...

'I hope my passion for Rome's past has not impaired my judgement; for I do honestly believe that ...

Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by...

In The War with Hannibal, Livy (59 BC-AD 17) chronicles the events of the Second Punic War betwee...