Livy (circa 59 B.C.E. — 17 A.D.), also known as Titus Livius, was a Roman author and historian. Very little is recorded about his life, which began in northern Italy. He grew up during a time of civil war, and was educated in rhetoric and philosophy. Livy spent much of his life in Rome, where he composed his life’s work, History of Rome, which became a classic in his own lifetime.

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