The History of Rome Books 15 Author:Livy In addition to Valerie Warrior's crisp, fluent translation of the first five books of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, this edition features a general introduction to Livy and his work, extensive foot-of-the-page notes offering essential contextual information, and a chronology of events. Three appendices - on the genealogies of the most prominen... more »t political figures in the early Republic, Livy's relationship with Augustus, and Livy's treatment of religion - offer additional insight into the author and the early history of Rome.« less