Commentary on Livy, Book 10: Volume IV: Book X - Softcover

Oakley, S. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199237859 ISBN 13: 9780199237852

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Livy's tenth book, an exciting climax to his first decade, narrates two political advances of 300 BC, the Lex Valeria de provocatione and the opening up of major priesthoods to plebeians; it also tells of the Spartan Cleonymus' landfall at the site that long afterwards would be Venice. Its main topic, however, is Roman warfare, above all the outbreak of the Third Samnite War and the decisive battle of Sentium in 295 BC. This new commentary, which completes Professor Oakley's exposition of Books VI-X, deals comprehensively with all aspects of Livy's work, including the literary structure of his narrative, the historical and topographical problems of the Samnite Wars, the poetical and archaic language sometimes affected by Livy, and the numerous textual problems posed by the extant manuscripts. An extensive section of addenda and corrigenda contains revisions to the preceding volumes.

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Review:

...what a monument! This is an extraordinary achievement, for which the new century's Livy scholars will be enormosly grateful. (Mary Jaeger, Classical World)

About the Author:

S. P. Oakley is Professor of Latin, University of Reading.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0199237859
• ISBN 13: 9780199237852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672