Rome and Italy
Subtitle: Books VI-X of the History of Rome from its Foundation (Penguin Classics)
Contributors: Betty Radice (Translator); Robert M. Ogilvie (Introduction)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: August 26, 1982
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780140443882
First sentence: 1. The history of the Romans from the foundation of the City to its capture, first under kings, then under consuls and dictators, decemviri and consular tribunes, wars abroad and dissensions at home, I have set out in five books, covering matters which were obscure both through their great antiquity, like objects dimly perceived in the far distance, and because in those days there were few written records, the only reliable means of preserving a memory of past events.