Titus Livius, known as Livy in the English-speaking world, was a distinguished Roman historian who lived during the Augustan period of the Roman Empire, which spanned from the late 1st century BC into the 1st century AD. Born in the northern city of Patavium (modern-day Padua), Livy composed one of the most comprehensive sources on early Roman history in his magnum opus, 'Ab Urbe Condita Libri' (B...