Livy - 59 BCE - 17 CE - Livy was an important Roman
historian. His crowning work, History of Rome, encompassed 142
books and chronicled the history of the city from its inception to
9 BCE. Livy was originally from northern Italy, but came to
reside in Rome for his later life. It is believed that Livy valued
history as a tool for teaching ``moral lessons,'' though his work is
said to have heralded the ``greatness'' of Rome. Unfortunately, Livy
was known to subordinate factual accuracy in favor of retelling, and
some of his work is of questionable historical character.
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