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Livy, or Titus Livius, was a Roman historian who wrote Ab Urbe Condita Libri, a history of Rome from its legendary foundation to his own time. The work originally comprised 142 books, of which 35 survive in full or substantial form; Livy's narrative is an important literary source for Rome's early h...
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Monumental Roman narrative historian with vast influence and literary power; patriotism and source limits temper modern assessment.
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The Tomb of the Scipios is an ancient Roman family burial chamber, or hypogaeum, built for the Cornelii Scipiones, a prominent patrician family of the Roman Republic. Located along the Appian Way in Rome, the tomb was constructed in the early 3rd century BC and remained in use for several generation...
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Important Republican family hypogaeum, prized for inscriptions and elite Roman history, less visually monumental today.
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