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1
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When did Livy live?

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59 BC-AD 17

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Where was Livy born?

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Northern Italy

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When was the foundation of Rome?

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753 BC

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When was the foundation of the Republic?

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510-9 BC

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Who was Livy on good personal terms with?

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Augustus

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Which person did Livy encourage to write history?

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Claudius, the future emperor

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What was Livy’s work called?

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Ad urbe condita libri

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What does ‘Ad urbe condita libri’ mean?

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Books from the Foundation of the City

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9
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What period did Livy’s work cover?

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The origins of Rome to 9 BC

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10
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How many books did Livy’s work contain?

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142 books

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11
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Which books of Livy’s work remain?

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1-10; 21-45.

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12
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How do we know what the lost books of Livy say?

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There are secondary works which act as summaries

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13
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What is a Periochae?

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A summary of a book

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What is the issue with secondary accounts of Livy’s works?

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We do not know if the authors were working from Livy or other summaries

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How can the conflicts between summaries and Livy’s work be explained?

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Errors by later writers or the use of other sources

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How long is thought Livy’s work survived?

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The 6th Century

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17
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What do books 1-5 tell of?

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The legendary founding of Rome

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18
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Whose landing in Italy is recounted in Livy?

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Aeneas and the arrival of refugees of Troy

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19
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Who is supposed to have founded Rome according to Livy?

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Romulus

20
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When were books 1-5 published?

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27-25 BC

21
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What does a note in Periochae suggest?

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That all books after 121 were published after Augustus’s death

22
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What sources did Livy rely on?

A

Literary sources

23
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Why did Livy focus on literary sources?

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Because he didn’t feel it was his duty to consult documents

24
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Which writer did Livy follow for events in the East?

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Polybius

25
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How did Livy adapt Polybius’ work?

A

For Roman audiences and making additions

26
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Did Livy rely on any source for his accounts of Western events?

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No, or as far as can be seen no writer was a superior on western events as Polybius was for the East

27
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List some of Livy’s errors

A

Geographical Mistakes
Misunderstanding Polybius
Chronological Mistakes

28
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How can Livy’s errors be defended?

A

They are not many when considering the size of the work nor many compared to other writers

29
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What is said about Livy’s style of writing?

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He was able to use language to show atmosphere and portray emotions

30
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Was Livy patriotic?

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Yes, his work aimed to chronicle the rise of Rome

31
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What was Livy’s view of Augustus?

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He was by no means spokesperson for the regime but shared Augustus’s ideals

32
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Who does Livy believe Romulus and Remus to be?

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The illegitimate sons of vestial vrigins

33
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How many different versions of the founding of Rome are there?

A

At least 30

34
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Where did Aeneas end up according to Livy?

A

Lavinium

35
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Did Aeneas found Rome?

A

No, his ancestors would

36
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When did the myth of Aeneas become important?

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In the 1st Century BC when Caesar and Augustus claimed relation

37
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When is Aeneas supposed to have lived?

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1100 BC

38
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When are Romulus and Remus supposed to have lived?

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753 BC

39
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What were Livy’s views on empire?

A

He was not comfortable and warned Augustus what happened to Tarqinius

40
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Who was Tarqinus Superbus?

A

The last king of Rome and father of Sextus Tarquinius

41
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What was a tyrant?

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A ruler who took power by unconstitutional means

42
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What inspired the republic?

A

The rape of Lucretia

43
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Who raped Lucretia?

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Sextus Tarquinius

44
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Was Livy’s account of the Rape of Lucretia necessarily true?

A

No, had contemporary themes and draws on a long line of Latin writers

45
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Why can we not compare Livy to earlier writers?

A

People stopped copying earlier writers due to Livy’s work

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