Livy
Book for an event
                            
Titus Livius (59BC-AD17) began working on his History of Rome at the age of 30 and continued for over 40 years until his death. The history ran to 142 books, of which 35 survive.
Books by Livy
The Early History of Rome
                                    
                                    
                                    Livy's brilliant history of the founding and early years of Rome