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Quotation from The History of Rome, Books I-V by Livy (Titus Livius)
“This it is which is particularly salutary and profitable in the study of history, that you behold instances of every variety of conduct displayed on a conspicuous monument”
The History of Rome, Books I-V, Preface, trans. D. Spillan (1853)
Livy's statement of why history is worth reading: it offers examples to imitate and to avoid.
Citation: "This it is which is particularly salutary and profitable in the study of history, that you behold instances of every variety of conduct displayed on a conspicuous monument" — Livy (Titus Livius), The History of Rome, Books I-V, Preface, trans. D. Spillan (1853). (id livy-history-of-rome-books-i-v-q1)
Portrait: Portret van Titus Livius, RP-P-OB-105.256, Unknown engraver, CC0.
