With stylistic brilliance and historical imagination, the first five books of Livy's monumental history of Rome record events from the foundation of Rome through the history of the seven kings, the establishment of the Republic and its internal struggles, up to Rome's recovery after the fierce Gallic invasion of the fourth century bc. Livy vividly depicts the great characters, ...
With stylistic brilliance and historical imagination, the first five books of Livy's monumental history of Rome record events from the foundation of Rome through the history of the seven kings, the establishment of the Republic and its internal struggles, up to Rome's recovery after the fierce Gallic invasion of the fourth century bc. Livy vividly depicts the great characters, legends, and tales, including the story of Romulus and Remus. Reprinting Robert Ogilvie's lucid 1971 introduction, this highly regarded edition now boasts a new preface, examining the text in light of recent Livy scholarship, informative maps, bibliography, and an index.
Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt with an introduction by Robert Ogilvie.
Numa decided upon a step which he felt would prove more effective than anything else with a mob as rough and ignorant as the Romans were in those days. This was to inspire them with the fear of the gods. (查看原文)
many other rites own their inception to Numa,together with various places,known by the priests as Argei, dedicated to their performance. But the grandest achievement of his reign was, that through its course, he remained the jealous guardian of peace even more than power. (查看原文)
Reading Assignment: Book I & Book II.1-33 历史最有意思的就是一个接连一个的故事。这本书也不例外。课堂的讨论主要集中在貌似horrible的situation中，看Rome人民是怎么解决的。故事中比较重要的点是the relation between family and political system. 举个例子，1.26 Hor...
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1 有用 Caesura 2009-09-27 07:39:36
文笔非常出色。
0 有用 ae 2009-09-29 13:04:12
P29--148
1 有用 tooblue 2010-10-26 16:14:32
selections..罗马史显然无趣很多
1 有用 宣棋 2014-09-30 13:10:16
good citizens and noble deeds of Rome!
1 有用 Keto 2012-04-30 12:57:19
这书似乎翻得有点随意。
0 有用 Simone 2021-05-01 22:50:26
不太能作为直接引用的primary source，因为livy自己当时也参考了同时期其他的人资料，并且我觉得他是一个热爱把神话和史实混在一起的人.......
0 有用 路易十七 2018-12-16 10:20:37
按现在的史学标准，李维可能倾向于后现代流派。跟之前希腊的荷马，希罗多德，编年史史学作者不同，李维极其考虑现实因素，避免传说故事与历史混为一谈。比如当时已经是维斯塔贞女的Rhea Silvia被战神马尔斯强奸怀孕一事，李维给出了另一种观点，即她可能只是因为想为自己的罪行开脱而借口这样说而已；后来罗慕路斯和瑞摩斯被母狼哺乳，被牧羊人Faustulus的妻子Larentia扶养，李维则给出一种说法，即牧... 按现在的史学标准，李维可能倾向于后现代流派。跟之前希腊的荷马，希罗多德，编年史史学作者不同，李维极其考虑现实因素，避免传说故事与历史混为一谈。比如当时已经是维斯塔贞女的Rhea Silvia被战神马尔斯强奸怀孕一事，李维给出了另一种观点，即她可能只是因为想为自己的罪行开脱而借口这样说而已；后来罗慕路斯和瑞摩斯被母狼哺乳，被牧羊人Faustulus的妻子Larentia扶养，李维则给出一种说法，即牧羊人就是以母狼唤作她妻子的，根本就没有母狼哺乳一事。虽然这些观点不是他原创的，但整合史料实事求是的态度非常可贵。 (展开)
1 有用 宣棋 2014-09-30 13:10:16
good citizens and noble deeds of Rome!
0 有用 A君 2014-01-27 05:31:39
终于看完了book1 。。虽然比想象的好看一点但是我觉得book2-5应该不可能再看了= =
1 有用 Keto 2012-04-30 12:57:19
这书似乎翻得有点随意。