Intro to Livy

What was Livy's full name?

• Publius Vergilius Maro

• Gaius Julius Caesar

• Marcus Aurelius

• Titus Livius

In which city was Livy born?

• Rome

• Athens

• Patavium

• Carthage

What is the title of Livy's monumental history of Rome?

• Aeneid

• Metamorphoses

• Ab Urbe Condita

• De Bello Gallico

Which Roman emperor was Livy friends with?

• Tiberius

• Caligula

• Augustus

• Nero

What was the main subject of Livy's writings?

• Philosophy

• Poetry

• History

• Mathematics

Which historical period did Livy cover in his work 'Ab Urbe Condita'?

• From the Punic Wars to the fall of the Roman Empire

• From the founding of Rome to the reign of Augustus

• From the fall of Rome to the Renaissance

• From the reign of Augustus to the fall of the Roman Empire

What was Livy's relationship with the future emperor Claudius?

• He was his father

• He was his enemy

• He was his teacher

• He was his student

What was the main focus of Livy's 'Ab Urbe Condita'?

• The history of Rome

• The history of Carthage

• The history of Egypt

• The history of Greece

What was the main reason Livy's historical accounts were questioned?

• They were written hundreds of years after the events

• They were too short

• They were based on legends

• They were written in Greek

What did Livy emphasize in his history of Rome?

• The great triumphs of Rome

• The failures of Rome

• The personal life of Augustus

• The history of other nations