LIVY - TITUS LIVIUS
\lˈɪvi tˈa͡ɪtəs lˈɪvɪəs], \lˈɪvi tˈaɪtəs lˈɪvɪəs], \l_ˈɪ_v_i__ t_ˈaɪ_t_ə_s l_ˈɪ_v_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A great Roman historian; born at Patavium (Padua), 59 B.C.; died there, 17 A.D. He wrote the "History of Rome from the Founding of the City" in 142 "books", of which only 35 have come down to us,-books 1-10, reaching to the year 293 B.C., and books 21-45, covering the years 218-167 B. C.; of the lost books some fragments remain.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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