Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 3

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LibriVox recording of Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 3 by Niccolò Machiavelli. (Translated by Ninian Hill Thomson.) Read in English by Josh Kibbey; Rita Boutros; Maria de Fátima da Silva; Linda Johnson; Mayah; Kassie Yang; Shasta; Kristine Bekere; merendo07 In "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius", posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for the present. As the title mentions, the subject of the work is the first ten books of Livy's Ab urbe condita, which cover the expansion of Rome from the legendary monarchy of Romulus to the end of the Third Samnite War (293 BCE). The whole work contains three books, with 142 numbered chapters - perhaps not a coincidence, since Livy's history also contained 142 books. In the third book, the author discusses how the actions of particular men made Rome great. - Summary by Leni For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.…

Directors & creators

Niccolò Machiavelli

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Florence; republic; livy

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