A review by scipio_africanus
The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome from Its Foundation by Livy

4.0

It was alright. Plenty of interesting points that mad eit worth it, but also plenty of unecessary detail about obscure and unmemorable politicians etc. Bit of a slog at points. Found myself waiting for the next war, and even then most were barely overview level. Started out strong with champion battles etc. Not sure why this volume is the most popular as far as editions go. Hope the other volumes get better as livy has more data to work with. Looking forward to Punic wars and Julius Caesar. Hope those sections aren't in the missing books haha. Will be super bummed out if so.