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Titus Livius, or just Livy for short, was one of the most famous historians in all of history. One of the three great Roman historians, his masterpiece, Ab Urbe Condita, made him a legend in his own lifetime. Livy covered the earliest legends of Rome through to the reign of Caesar Augustus, who died while Livy was still writing. Livy’s contribution to the historical record has been instrumental in our understanding of how the Roman people lived and how their empire was created. Here is everything you need to know about one of history’s greatest historians. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"102358","attributes":{"alt":"Titus Livius statue at the Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna, Austria. (Acediscovery / CC BY 4.0)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 444px; height: 630px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Titus Livius statue at the