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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788597603321

Autore

Oakley S. P

Titolo

Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X, 4 [[electronic resource] ] : Book X

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-182797-5

0-19-156924-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (673 p.)

Disciplina

937.02

Soggetti

Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures

Languages & Literatures

Rome History To 510 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of figures; Abbreviations; Sigla; BOOK X; Historical Introduction; Commentary; Appendices: 1. Further Conjectures in Book X; 2. Annalistic Evidence for the Workings of the Senate; 3. Legislation by Curule Magistrates, 366-c.287 BC; Addenda and Corrigenda; Bibliography; Indexes; I. ANCIENT PERSONS; II. GENERAL; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; III. LATIN; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; IV. GREEK

Sommario/riassunto

Livy's History of Rome is our main source for the study of the history of the early centuries of the Roman Republic. In Book X Livy narrates several important political and military advances, in particular the battle of Sentium in 295 BC, during the Third Samnite War. This commentary discusses all problems posed by Livy's matchless narrative. - ;Livy's tenth book, an exciting climax to his first decade, narrates two political advances of 300 BC, the Lex Valeria de provocatione and the opening up of major priesthoods to plebeians; it also tells of the Spartan Cleonymus' landfall at the site tha