History of Rome, Book 1

Livy, Ab Urbe Condita I

Rome under the kings: Aeneas and Romulus, the Sabine women, the Horatii, the Tarquins and Lucretia. 61 sections, 1,116 sentences, each with an English translation.

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PrefaceLivy's prefaceFactūrusne operae pretium sim, sī ā prīmordiō urbis rēs populī Rōmānī…
Chapter 1Aeneas comes to ItalyIam prīmum omnium satis cōnstat Trōiā captā in cēterōs saevītum esse Trōiānōs;
Chapter 2War with Turnus; the death of AeneasBellō deinde Aborīginēs Trōiānīque simul petītī.
Chapter 3The kings of Alba LongaNōndum mātūrus imperiō Ascanius, Aenēae fīlius, erat;
Chapter 4The twins and the she-wolfSed dēbēbātur, ut opīnor, fātīs tantae orīgō urbis maximīque secundum deōrum…
Chapter 5Remus captured, Amulius killedIam tum in Palātiō monte Lupercal hoc fuisse lūdicrum ferunt et ā Pallantēō,…
Chapter 6Numitor restored; the twins plan a cityNumitor inter prīmum tumultum hostīs invāsisse urbem atque adortōs rēgiam…
Chapter 7Remus dies; Hercules and CacusPriōrī Remō augurium vēnisse fertur, sex vulturēs, iamque nūntiātō auguriō cum…
Chapter 8Laws, lictors and the asylumRēbus dīvīnīs rīte perpetrātīs vocātāque ad concilium multitūdine, quae…
Chapter 9The Sabine womenIam rēs Rōmāna adeō erat valida, ut cuilibet fīnitimārum cīvitātum bellō pār…
Chapter 10The first spolia opimaIam admodum mītigātī animī raptis erant;
Chapter 11TarpeiaDum ea ibi Rōmānī gerunt, Antemnātium exercitus per occāsiōnem ac sōlitūdinem…
Chapter 12Jupiter the StayerTenuēre tamen arcem Sabīnī atque inde posterō diē, cum Rōmānus exercitus…
Chapter 13The Sabine women part the armiesTum Sabīnae mulierēs, quārum ex iniūriā bellum ortum erat, crīnibus passīs…
Chapter 14Death of Tatius; wars with FidenaePost aliquot annōs propinquī rēgis Tatiī lēgātōs Laurentium pulsant, cumque…
Chapter 15Veii; Romulus' reign summed upBellī Fīdēnātis contāgiōne inrītātī Vēientium animī et cōnsanguinitāte— nam…
Chapter 16Romulus vanishesHīs inmortālibus ēditīs operibus cum ad exercitum recēnsendum cōntiōnem in…
Chapter 17The interregnumPatrum interim animōs certāmen regnī ac cupīdō versābat.
Chapter 18Numa chosen and inauguratedInclita iūstitia religiōque eā tempestāte Numae Pompilī erat.
Chapter 19Numa's religion of peaceQuī regnō ita potītus urbem novam, conditam vī et armīs, iūre eam lēgibusque ac…
Chapter 20Priests and priesthoodsTum sacerdōtibus creandīs animum adiēcit, quamquam ipse plūrima sacra obībat,…
Chapter 21A city given over to the godsAd haec cōnsultanda prōcūrandaque multitūdine omnī ā vī et armīs conversā et…
Chapter 22Tullus Hostilius and the quarrel with AlbaNumae morte ad interregnum rēs rediit.
Chapter 23The armies meet; Mettius' proposalHaec nūntiant domum Albānī.
Chapter 24Triplets and the fetial treatyForte in duōbus tum exercitibus erant trigeminī frātrēs nec aetāte nec vīribus…
Chapter 25The Horatii and the Curiatii—Foedere ictō trigeminī, sīcut convēnerat, arma capiunt.
Chapter 26The murder of Horatia and the trial of HoratiusPriusquam inde dīgrederentur, rogantī Mettiō, ex foedere ictō quid imperāret,…
Chapter 27Mettius' treacheryNec diū pāx Albāna mānsit.
Chapter 28The punishment of MettiusTum Albānus exercitus, spectātor certāminis, dēductus in campōs.
Chapter 29The destruction of AlbaInter haec iam praemissī Albam erant equitēs, quī multitūdinem trādūcerent…
Chapter 30Tullus enlarges Rome and fights the SabinesRōma interim crēscit Albae ruīnīs.
Chapter 31Portents, plague, and the death of TullusDēvictīs Sabīnīs cum in magnā glōriā magnīsque opibus regnum Tullī ac tōta rēs…
Chapter 32Ancus Marcius and the fetial lawMortuō Tullō rēs, ut īnstitūtum iam inde ab initiō erat, ad patrēs redierat,…
Chapter 33Ancus enlarges the cityAncus dēmandātā cūrā sacrōrum flāminibus sacerdōtibusque aliīs, exercitū novō…
Chapter 34Lucumo and Tanaquil come to RomeAncō regnante Lucumō, vir inpiger ac dīvitiīs potēns, Rōmam commigrāvit…
Chapter 35Tarquinius becomes kingRegnāvit Ancus annōs quattuor et vīgintī, cuilibet superiōrum rēgum bellī…
Chapter 36Attus Navius and the whetstoneMūrō quoque lapideō circumdare urbem parābat, cum Sabīnum bellum coeptīs…
Chapter 37Victory over the SabinesHāc parte cōpiārum auctā iterum cum Sabīnīs cōnflīgitur.
Chapter 38Collatia, the Old Latins and the works of peaceCollātia et quidquid citrā Collātiam agrī erat, Sabīnīs adēmptum;
Chapter 39The flame round Servius' headEō tempore in rēgiā prōdigium vīsū ēventūque mīrābile fuit: puerō dormientī,…
Chapter 40The sons of Ancus murder TarquiniusDuodēquadrāgēsimō fermē annō, ex quō regnāre coeperat Tarquinius, nōn apud…
Chapter 41Tanaquil makes Servius kingTarquinium moribundum cum, quī circā erant, excēpissent, illōs fugientēs…
Chapter 42War with Veii; the censusNec iam pūblicīs magis cōnsiliīs Servius quam prīvātīs mūnīre opēs et nē,…
Chapter 43The census classesEx iīs, quī centum mīlium aeris aut maiōrem cēnsum habērent, octōgintā cōnfēcit…
Chapter 44The first lustrum; the city enlargedCēnsū perfectō, quem mātūrāverat metū lēgis dē incēnsīs lātae cum vinculōrum…
Chapter 45The temple of Diana and the Sabine cowAuctā cīvitāte magnitūdine urbis, fōrmātīs omnibus domī et ad bellī et ad pācis…
Chapter 46Servius and the two TulliasServius quamquam iam ūsū haud dubiē regnum possēderat, tamen, quia interdum…
Chapter 47Tullia drives Tarquinius onTum vērō in diēs īnfestior Tullī senectūs, īnfestius coepit regnum esse.
Chapter 48The murder of ServiusHuic ōrātiōnī Servius cum intervēnisset trepidō nūntiō excitātus, extemplō ā…
Chapter 49The tyrantInde L. Tarquinius regnāre occēpit, cui Superbō cognōmen facta indidērunt, quia…
Chapter 50Turnus Herdonius at the Latin councilIam magna Tarquinī auctōritās inter Latīnōrum procerēs erat, cum in diem certam…
Chapter 51A plot and a death in the waterHaec Arīcīnus in rēgem Rōmānum increpāns ex conciliō abiit.
Chapter 52The treaty renewedRevocātīs deinde ad concilium Latīnīs Tarquinius conlaudātīsque, quī Turnum…
Chapter 53Wars, a temple, and a son's trickNec, ut iniūstus in pāce rēx, ita dux bellī prāvus fuit;
Chapter 54The poppy headsInde in cōnsilia pūblica adhibērī.
Chapter 55The temple of Jupiter on the CapitolGabiīs receptīs Tarquinius pācem cum Aequōrum gente fēcit, foedus cum Tuscīs…
Chapter 56Brutus and the oracle at DelphiIntentus perficiendō templō fabrīs undique ex Etrūriā accītīs nōn pecūniā sōlum…
Chapter 57The contest of wivesArdeam Rutulī habēbant, gēns ut in eā regiōne atque in eā aetāte dīvitiīs…
Chapter 58LucretiaPaucīs interiectīs diēbus Sex. Tarquinius īnsciō Collātīnō cum comite ūnō…
Chapter 59Brutus' oath and the fall of the kingsBrūtus illīs lūctū occupātīs cultrum ex vulnere Lucrētiae extrāctum mānantem…
Chapter 60The first consulsHārum rērum nūntiīs in castra perlātīs cum rē novā trepidus rēx pergeret Rōmam…

Livy, Ab Urbe Condita I. Latin text: W. Weissenborn (Teubner), with the Perseus corrections of its digital text, public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.

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