Lucas C . Wagner
The First Romans
How Rome Became Rome.
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The Best of The History of Rome.Hundreds of years before Rome became a wealthy empire, it was part frontier, part battlefield, and part political cauldron. This book is about becoming Rome.Each story is a dramatic slice of the ancient Roman experience, featuring the most legenary stories from the early Roman Republic. Romulus. Brutus. Cincinnatus. Coriolanus. Appius Claudius. Capitolinus. Camillus.The First Romans reveals Rome not to be an inevitability, but a succession of key decisions by the Roman Senate and the People as they move forward with their nascent Republic and never, ever give up.
Praise from Goodreads:
" ... big personalities, intense stakes, and history that feels alive and dangerous"
"Instead of feeling like a dry history lesson, it reads like a series of dramatic episodes"
"Absolutely worth your time. I flew through it and did not want it to end. 🔥"
History of Rome
Our flagship project to make Livy a little more modern and readable.
Rome was not built in a day.It was built by decisions, discipline, and destiny.How does a small riverside settlement become the foundation of one of the greatest civilizations in history?Livy tells the story, and this modern translation finally lets today’s readers experience it the way it was meant to be read.
Rome has fallen…
Now watch it rise again…After the terrifying Gallic sack that nearly erased the city from history, Rome stands shaken but not broken.Surrounded by enemies, abandoned by allies, and facing internal unrest, the Republic enters one of the most decisive eras in its history.
Our Next Book.We did a lot of research on Roman culture and ideas during our translation of Livy's History of Rome.We're excited to share our dictionary with you, compiled from hundreds of pages of our handwritten notes.
About the Author
Ercolano, Italy - near the Decumanus Maximus at Herculaneum
Lucas Wagner studied classical languages at schools in the United States and Italy, including Harvard University. He holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management
and a BA in Philosophy from Texas A&M University.In a previous life, he served in various leadership roles in technology.These days, he loves writing about antiquity, traveling, and a good game of Civilization.
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Public Domain
The raw text of the Wagner translation of Ab Urbe Condita, Books I - X has been donated to the public domain and is available online.It is freely downloadable, remixable, performable, and available to use for any purpose without permission.
