The History of Rome, Volume VI (Books 40 - 45) - Titus Livy

Category: Classic, History, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: Ab Urbe Condita Ancient Rome Battle Of Pydna Latin Third Macedonian War

Written by Titus Livy
Read by Charlton Griffin
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Duration: 13 hrs and 10 mins

[Translated by William Masfen Roberts]

This volume deals with Rome’s struggle with Macedon, ending in the defeat of Perseus at the battle of Pydna. It was an epic struggle with a dangerous foe. And though it was certainly not intended by Livy to be the end of his work, this segment does provide a spectacular display of his writing talent and penchant for drama… a fitting end to an epic work.

The work abruptly halts near the completion of book 45, which concerns events in Greece in the year 168 BC. The missing portions, numbering 107 books, have never been found. The original text of this monumental history, which came to 142 books when he completed it, carried the story to 9 BC. Livy called his work Ab Urbe Condita, though we refer to it as The History of Rome.

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