In addition to Valerie Warrior's crisp, fluent translation of the first five books of Livy's
Ab Urbe Condita
, this edition features a general introduction to Livy and his work, extensive foot-of-the-page notes offering essential contextual information, and a chronology of events. Three appendices—on the genealogies of the most prominent political figures in the early Republic, Livy's relationship with Augustus, and Livy's treatment of religion—offer additional insight into the author and the early history of Rome.