I recently started reading The History of Rome by Livy, and I’m finding it surprisingly engaging.

In Roman Stories by Shiono Nanami, the early history of Rome felt like it was covered rather quickly,

whereas this book takes a more vivid and immersive approach to tracing how Rome was actually formed.

I also enjoyed reading Caesar’s Gallic Wars and Civil War, so I was curious to see how Livy viewed that same period.

Unfortunately, the parts in which Livy wrote about that era are said to have been lost.

Still, whether the records remain or not,

I’m grateful to be able to encounter the history of Rome through the words of such a remarkable author today.