Livy

[ liv-ee ]

noun

1. Titus Livius, 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian.

Livy

/ ˈlɪvɪ /

noun

1. Livy59 bc17 adMRomanHISTORY: historian Latin name Titus Livius. 59 bc –17 ad , Roman historian; of his history of Rome in 142 books, only 35 survive

Example Sentences

“People in high school rarely poke each other anymore,” said Livy Shutkin, 14.

From The Daily Beast

But Virgil and Cicero would certainly be on the list; perhaps Livy and Tacitus; Boccaccio and Dante.

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In the same passage, the story of Lucretia is told in full, on the authority of Livy, as here.

From Project Gutenberg

In point of artistic unity he is superior to Livy and equal to Thucydides, whom he resembles in conciseness of style.

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We require life in history, and it is for their vividness that the writings of Livy and Tacitus will be perpetuated.

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How effective these could be made is seen in the speeches inserted in their histories by Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus.

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She studied the Bible, with the keen fresh interest of one who comes new to it, and she read Livy and Montaigne.

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