9780199556021-0199556024-Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Books 41-45 and the Periochae (Oxford World's Classics)

Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Books 41-45 and the Periochae (Oxford World's Classics)

ISBN-13: 9780199556021
ISBN-10: 0199556024
Edition: 1
Author: Livy, Jane D. Chaplin
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 432 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780199556021
ISBN-10: 0199556024
Edition: 1
Author: Livy, Jane D. Chaplin
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 432 pages

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Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Books 41-45 and the Periochae (Oxford World's Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780199556021 and ISBN-10: 0199556024), written by authors Livy, Jane D. Chaplin, was published by Oxford University Press in 2010. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Books 41-45 and the Periochae (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.38.

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'I will do as the Senate decrees.'

These words from one of Rome's 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 Rome's eventual dominance. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study of the vices and virtues that hampered and promoted Rome's efforts in the conflict. He presents the war not so much as a battle against Perseus, Alexander's 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 Livy's 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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