A Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X Volume I: Introduction and Book VI

by Livy; Oakley, S. P.

• ISBN13: 9780198152774
• ISBN10: 0198152779
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-24
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

Books VI-X of Livy's history of Rome describe the beginnings of Rome's conquest of Italy in the fourth century BC and contain some of Livy's finest writing. This is the first full-scale, scholarly commentary to be written on this part of the history in modern times. The first of threevolumes, this book contains an extensive introduction and the commentary to Book VI. The introduction provides a full analysis of the Roman annalistic tradition, of Livy's style and narrative technique, and of the manuscript tradition; the commentary devotes equal attention to historical, literary,linguistic, and textual matters. The remaining two volumes, which are forthcoming, will deal with Books VII-VIII and IX-X respectively. An indispensable work of reference for anyone interested in Latin literature and early Roman history, as well as for scholars of Livy himself, these three volumesrepresent a major new contribution to Latin scholarship.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	xiv
Abbreviations	xv
Map	xx
Introduction
The Nature of Ancient Historical Writing	3	(10)
Livy and his Sources	13	(8)
The Annalistic Tradition	21	(88)
Date of Composition	109	(2)
The Style and Literary Techniques of Livy	111	(41)
The Manuscripts	152	(583)
BOOK VI
Historical Introduction	331	(50)
Commentary	381	(344)
Appendices
1. Iteration in Livy	725	(2)
2. Some Rhetorical Figures	727	(4)
3. Further Conjectures in Book VI	731	(4)
Bibliography	735	(34)
Indexes	769