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The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five (Oxford World’s Classics) (Bks. 1-5)

"The fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world's mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods"Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many more are stories which, immortalized by Livy in his history o More »

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[ 4.0 stars ] "Not my favorite way to read about the history of Rome, but it is was well written and very informative. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Ancient review is genenrated by Lauren which was written on July 20, 2013 Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "The introduction to this translation of Livy is immensely helpful. It provides a structural and thematic understanding of the work that guides your reading in a productive manner, and is definitely worth the read. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "The reason for four stars instead of five is not anything relating to the translation, but the rendering of text not only in this book, but many of the Oxford translations released in this series. The main problem is that the text is not rendered in a clean manner, so that, for example if you highlight 'Livy' in the introduction of this text it is rendered Liz7"' when you look under ^ ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Ancient review is genenrated by Michael "Classics fiend" which was written on September 21, 2010
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[ 4.0 stars ] "3.5 stars.Livy's history is fast-paced and colourful. T. J. Luce's translation is very readable but often sacrifices fidelity to accessibility; sometimes it is so modern as to be jarring. For example, "iure gentium," "the law of nations," is anachronistically translated as "international law" in the first half of the book, although it then becomes "the law of nations" in the second half. A ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "Professor Luce, an eminent Livian scholar, has rendered the first five books of Livy's "Ab Urbe Condita" in concise English that not only retains the essence of the Latin but also conveys the vividness of the narrative. In other words, he tells the tales of the founding of Rome in an entertaining manner that is accessible to today's students, who have little patience for long-winded or sti ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Ancient review is genenrated by F. S. L'hoir which was written on June 13, 2009
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Available	Yes
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780199540044
Edition	Reissue
ISBN	0199540047
Label	Oxford Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Oxford Paperbacks
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	416
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2009-07-01
Publisher	Oxford Paperbacks
Studio	Oxford Paperbacks
Title	The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five (Oxford World's Classics) (Bks. 1-5)

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