T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. et Selecta Capita.
by Livy
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Author | Livy | |
Published | Mainz: Moguntiae Gymn. Elect. | |
Date | 1780 | |
Language | Latin |
Titus Livius (59 BCE–17 CE) was a Roman historian from Patavium, the wealthiest town in northern Italy. His original work "Books from the Foundation of the City" covered Roman history from the founding to 9 BCE in 142 books. Only 35 of those books still survive today. This book is the first in the surviving collection and outlines the mythical founding of Rome following the flight of Aeneas from Troy to the establishment of the first Republic. The book contains Livy's trademark oratorical style and embellishments. Far from making it a discreditable historical source, however, Livy's work gives deep insight into the founding myths espoused by his contemporaries.[1] What he chooses to emphasize, represents the partisan interests of the original annalists he drew on as they were reflected in his contemporary era. [2]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as "Livii selecta. 12mo." and given by Thomas Jefferson to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Both George Wythe's Library[3] on LibraryThing and the Brown Bibliography[4] interpret Jefferson's notation as referring to T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Liber I. Et Selecta Capita published in Mainz in 1780. Brown also notes that Jefferson doesn't seem to have ever owned this edition himself. As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to find a copy of this title.
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References
- ↑ Seeley, J.R. (1881). Livy, Book I, with Introduction, Historical Examination and Notes (3rd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ↑ Howard, Albert A. (1906). "Valerius Antias and Livy". Harvard studies in classical philology (Cambridge: Harvard University) 18: 161–182
- ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on June 25, 2025.
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, 2009, rev. 2023) Microsoft Word document, on file at the Wolf Law Library.