Livy
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Livy of Lakewood, who has penned important essays about L.A. history and geography for decades, has gathered some of his recent efforts in “Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, Fire.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
As Livy tells it, Scipio, who was significantly outnumbered, challenged Hannibal to “hand over control over yourselves and your country, or fight and win.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
Obi's lawyer Livy Uzoukwu told reporters his team would read the full judgment and make an appeal at the Supreme Court.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
“We have a city founded by the auspices and augury,” the Roman historian Livy wrote.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
Samuel Adams’s master’s thesis was “delivered in flawless Latin,” Alexander Hamilton copied Demosthenes into his commonplace book, and Thomas Jefferson modeled his oratory on the prose of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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