Ab urbe condita: Libri XLII-XLV

Titus Livius was born in Patavium (Padua), Italy in 64 B.C. or 59 B.C. Due to civil wars during his youth, he received little higher education. As a young man, he spent a long time in Rome, but held no political office. He was, however, wealthy enough to dedicate himself to philosophy and rhetoric, and he had close contacts with Augustus, the Roman emperor. Livy's outstanding historical work, "Ab urbe condita" on the history of Rome, starting from its foundation in 753, ends with the death of Drusus in 9 B.C. Livy died in Patavium, most likely after the death of Augustus in A.D. 14.

C. M. Herzog, geboren in St. Pölten, Austria; Studium begonnen Spanisch, abgeschlossen Englisch, Französisch an der Universität Wien; Italienisch, Neugriechisch; Studien der Antike: Latein, Altgriechisch; Studien der chinesischen Sprache und Kultur; Arabisch, Hebräisch; ehemals Autor für das Wiener Journal (1993-94); Beiträge für Literaturzeitschrift etcetera 67/2017, "Nezha und das tosende Meer", etcetera 71/2018, "Meine arabische Quelle aus dem Qur'an"; etcetera 72/2018, "Der Götterschmied" (Lyrik); Prosa und Lyrik.