The Early History of Rome

Nov 7, 2024 7:45 AM

Author:Livy,R M Ogilvie

'I hope my passion for Rome's past has not impaired my judgement; for I do honestly believe that no country has ever been greater or purer than ours or richer in good citizens and noble deeds'

Livy dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first five of which comprise The Early History of Rome. With stylistic brilliance, he chronicles nearly 400 years from the founding of Rome to the Gallic invasion in 386 BC, an era that witnessed the establishment of the Republic, unrest and brutal conflict. Bringing compelling characters to life, and re-presenting familiar tales - including the tragedy of Coriolanus and the story of Romulus and Remus - The Early History is a truly epic work, and a passionate warning that a nation should learn from its history.

Translated by Aubrey DE Sélincourt with an Introduction by R. M. Ogilvie and a Preface by S. P. Oakley

Reviews

Roe is an exceptionally shrewd critic of Romanticism - uncannily alert... everything he says is well-turned and reliably clever

—— Andrew Motion , Guardian

Roe provides as complete a portrait as we are likely to get of Hunt’s first 37 years

—— Nicholas Shakespeare , Daily Telegraph

Roe offers a meticulous and thorough account of Hunt’s significance in the literary culture of the Regency era

—— Sunday Telegraph

Roe is a seasoned Romantic scholar who offers an impassioned account of Hunt's 'first life'

—— D J Taylor , Sunday Times

Roe's biography is an absorbing account of English intellectual culture in the early 19th century

—— Evening Standard

Excellent...intriguing reading...Surely [Leigh Hunt] should be back in print for us to judge him now

—— Daily Mail

Roe brings to his work decades of research on the period...[his] volume is free of imprecision and well-informed

—— Independent

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