Author: Livy

Cited by

• David Drake (1)
  • IN: Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light (1996) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: King Amulius’ herdman (whose name is said to be Faustulus) found the infants and brought them home to raise. … When the youths [Romulus and Remus] grew up, they made a habit of attacking bandits [herdsmen of Numitor, King Amulius’ brother], … The bandits ambushed the youths while they were performing a religious rite. Romulus escaped, but Remus was captured. … Numitor recognized the youths as his grandchildren. They wove a plot against Amulius … and killed him.
    FROM: Livy: Ab urbe condita, Book I, (-9), Book, Italy
• Maureen Duffy (1)
  • IN: Capital (1975) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Facturusne operae pretium sim si a primordio urbis res populi Romani perscripserim nec satis scio nec, si sciam, dicere ausim, quippe qui cum veterem tum volgatam esse rem videam, dum novi semper scriptores aut in rebus certius aliquid allaturos se aut scribendi arte rudem vetustatem superaturos credunt...
    FROM: Ab Urbe Condita, (-9), Book, Italy