Ab Urbe Condita: Volume VI: Books XXXVI-XL (Oxford Classical Texts) (Bks.36-40) [Hardcover]

Livy (Author), P. G. Walsh (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Oxford Classical Texts | Publication Date: June 10, 1999

This is the sixth volume in the Oxford Classical Texts series of Livy and contains a Latin text (without translation), together with full apparatus criticus and Latin introduction, of Books 36-40. It covers the period from 192 to 179 B.C. during which Rome gained control of Greeks and Asia, and struggled for dominance of northern Italy and Spain. Livy also depicts this period as the beginning of Roman moral decline.

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`command of the material is ... reflected in his extensive bibliographic listing of persons cited. A welcome feature in this volume is the indexes ... marginal line numbers ... are also new.' Rebecca R. Harrison, Religious Studies Review, Vol.26, No.3.

`preface is a helpful, current summary of the research and comparative evaluation of the sources.' Rebecca R. Harrison, Religious Studies Review, Vol.26, No.3.

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Text: Latin, English --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Hardcover: 424 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198146647
• ISBN-13: 978-0198146643
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wise Classicist once said that Kraus had done for Livy...., November 22, 2009

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This review is from: Livy: Ab urbe condita Book VI (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Paperback)

....What Elvis had done for rock'n'roll. This book is proof of the truth of that statement.

2 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Aimed at University Scholars!!, January 28, 1999

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This review is from: Livy: Ab urbe condita Book VI (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Paperback)

Ab Urbe Condita is a continuation of Kraus's doctoral dissertation. This fact means that her analysis is full of literary jargon aimed maily at University students. If this is the prurpose of the book then it fulfils its aim perfectly. However as an A-level student, most of it is unnecessary and probably more confusing, which means that much must be ignored.