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Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Bks. 41-45 and the Periochae
Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Bks. 41-45 and the Periochae
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I will do as the Senate decrees.'

These words from one of Rome's opponents encapsulate the authority Rome achieved by its subjugation of the Mediterranean. The Third Macedonian War, recounted in this volume, ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's eventual dominance. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study of the vices and virtues that hampered and promoted Rome's efforts in the conflict. He presents the war not so much as a battle against Perseus, Alexander's last and unworthy successor, than as a struggle within the Roman national character. Only traditional moral strength, embodied in Lucius Aemilius Paullus, the general who ultimately defeats Perseus, ensures the Roman victory. This edition also includes the Periochae, later summaries of Livy's entire original 142-book history of Rome from its founding to the age of Augustus (of which only 35 books survive). The complete Livy in English, available in five volumes from Oxford World's Classics.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

About the author: 

Translated by Jane D. Chaplin, Associate Professor of Classics at Middlebury College,Vermont

Product details

ISBN : 9780199556021

Author: 
Livy; Jane D. Chaplin
Pages
432 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
131 x 196 mm
Pub date
Aug 2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
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Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Bks. 41-45 and the Periochae

Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Bks. 41-45 and the Periochae

Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Bks. 41-45 and the Periochae