Livy: Ab urbe condita Book VI

Book VI of Livy's history of Rome covers the period from 390 to 367 BC, a period during which the city, while recovering from being sacked by the Gauls, faced serious civil disturbance, the resolution of which fundamentally changed the structure of Roman society. This edition considers the historical text from a literary and historiographical perspective. The Commentary contains a detailed analysis of Livy's narrative style and structure, while the Introduction situates his work in the ancient historiographical tradition.

• Deals with a complex historical text which is a very important source for ancient Roman history
• Uses recent historiographical and narratological approaches
• More or less nothing else available at this level on Livy