Romes Mediterranean Empire : Books 41-45 and the Periochae
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Paperback Oxford Worlds Classics English
By (author) Livy , Translated by Jane D. Chaplin


I will do as the Senate decrees.

These words from one of Romes 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 Romes eventual dominance. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study of the vices and virtues that hampered and promoted Romes efforts in the conflict. He presents the war not so much as a battle against Perseus,
Alexanders 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 Livys entire original 142-book history of Rome from its founding to the age of Augustus (of which only 35 books survive).
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Product details

Format Paperback | 432 pages
Dimensions 131 x 196 x 25mm | 318g
Publication date 11 Jan 2010
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom
Language English
Illustrations note 4 maps
ISBN10 0199556024
ISBN13 9780199556021