Ab Urbe condita (book)

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

Ab Urbe condita (literally, "from the city, having been founded") is a monumental history of Rome, from its founding ("ab Urbe condita", dated to 753 BC by Varro and most modern scholars). The book was written by Titus Livius (around 59 BC - AD 17). It is often referred to as History of Rome.

Originally composed by 142 books, only 35 remain in the Livy version: they are books i-x and xxi-xlv. Books i-x deal with the history of Rome from its foundation to the Samnite Wars, while books xxi-xlv tell the Second Punic War and end with the war against Perseus of Macedon.

The remaining books are preserved by a 4th century summary entitled Periochae.

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