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The War with Hannibal Hannibal, one of the most compelling personalities of the ancient world, inflicted a tremendous defeat on the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC. This text looks at ... »
The Early History of Rome The first five books of Livy's history of Rome record the city's foundations through the Republic to Rome's recovery after the Gallic invasion of the 4th cen... »
Rome and the Mediterranean For Livy, the glorious early history of Rome provided both an example and a warning to his own degenerate times. This text provides his ideas on the theme. »