sub idem tempus et ex Umbria nuntiatum est semimarem
duodecim ferme annos natum inuentum. id prodigium abominantes arceri Romano
agro necarique quam primum iusserunt.
--Livy, Ab Urbe Condita XXXIX.22
At that time it was reported that in Umbria a nearly twelve
year old intersex child was found; the child was executed as quickly as possible in order to to protect the Roman soil from this bad omen.
LIVY
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Name: Titus Livius
Date: 60 BCE – 15 CE
Works: Ab Urbe
Condita*
Periochae
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Livy was born in Patavium (Cisalpine Gaul, located in northern Italy)
and lived during the tumultuous transition of Roman government from republic
to monarchy. Unlike other peers in his social class, Livy was no statesman. Although
he was in the same political network of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he never
participated in politics. Instead, he devoted his life to his magnum opus,
a 142-volume history of Rome called the Ab Urbe Condita. As its title
suggests, this book contains nearly eight hundred years of history, spanning
from Aeneas’ mythical flight from Troy to contemporary events during the reign
of the emperor Augustus. Unfortunately, only thirty-five of these books remain;
the remaining volumes only exist in summary forms (called Periochae). Although his histories were not sponsored by
Augustus or the Roman government, Livy nevertheless wrote his history with a
didactic purpose, intending for his book to reinforce gender roles and
virtues, as well as showcase the glory of the Roman past.
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