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What themes did Livy write about?
The heroic image of Rome's past
Why are livy's histories considered important to historians?
His poems could tell them about what it was like in rome.Hope it helped! :)
Why do historians find Livy an unreliable source of information?
Because the books she wrote had a lot of errors and was a straight forward lie as well.
Who came up with the idea of gladiator fights?
Gladiatorial fights were originally held in the Italian area of Campania as a religious celebration of their victory over the Samnites. This, according to Livy, was in 310 BC. It wasn't until 246 BC that they appeared in Rome, as a religious duty to the dead.
Why is Livy important?
Though he himself does not believe everything that he writes he tells us the narrative that the Romans told themselves. Thus indirectly we can understand what and how they thought of themselves. Additionally there are no other sources around this area besides archeology his information is better than nothing (saying this diminishes his points but they shouldn't).
