Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Livy

 

Livy (c. 59 BCE-17 CE)

“Political decisions, however, always have been, and always will be, influenced for ill by party spirit and concern for property.”

  • The History of Rome (Book 2, chapter 30) by Livy, translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. New York: Penguin Classics, 2002.

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