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ˈlɪv ilivy

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  1. Livy, Titus Liviusnoun

    Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)

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  1. Livynoun

    Titus Livius, a Roman historian

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  1. Livy

    Titus Livius (Latin: [ˈtitus ˈliːwius]; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( LIV-ee), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled Ab Urbe Condita, ''From the Founding of the City'', covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own lifetime. He was on familiar terms with members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a friend of Augustus, whose young grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, he exhorted to take up the writing of history.

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  1. livy

    Livy, also known as Titus Livius, was a renowned Roman historian who lived from 59 BC to 17 AD. He is famous for his monumental work "Ab Urbe Condita" (From the Founding of the City), which is a history of Rome from its legendary foundation in 753 BC to 9 BC. His work, although incomplete, provides valuable insights into the historical and political life of ancient Rome.

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  1. Livy

    Titus Livius Patavinus —known as Livy in English—was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Books from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. He was on familiar terms with the Julio-Claudian family, advising Augustus's grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, as a young man not long before 14 AD in a letter to take up the writing of history. Livy and Augustus's wife, Livia, were from the same clan in different locations, although not related by blood.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of livy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of livy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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  1. Federico Bernardini:

    According to Livy, in the first phase of the conflict, two legions of Roman Republic were defeated by the Histri, and the camp was lost, livy reported that the Histri found a lot of wine inside the camp and got drunk, and this helped the Romans reconquer the camp very easily.

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