Born In Padua in 59 B.C.; died there in 17 A.D.; one of the
most famous of the Roman historians; his work, embracing the
period from the founding of the city, comprized one hundred
and forty-two books, of which only thirty-five have come
down to us; he spent over forty years in writing the
history; he wrote also philosophical dialogs and a work on
rhetorical training.[67]
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