Titus Livy (59 BC - 17 AD) belongs to that brilliant galaxy of writers and poets, thinkers and historians who are usually attributed to the so-called golden age of ancient Roman literature. The only surviving work Titus Livy's "History of Rome from the foundation of the city" covers the events of Roman history from its legendary origins to civil wars and the establishment of the empire, i.e., the era of which the author was a contemporary. Of the 142 books, 35 books have survived to our time - from the first to the tenth and from twenty-first to forty-fifth, covering events up to 293 and from 219 to 167 BC. e. A well-known idea about the contents of other books is given by their brief summaries created in ancient times - “periokhs”, or “epithomes”. Their translation is also included in this edition. The publication was prepared by a team of translators - classical philologists and historians of antiquity.

Volume 1 includes books I-X. Volume 2 includes books XXI-XXX. Volume 3- The th volume includes books XXXI-XLV, periodicals and an extensive explanatory article by G. S. Knabe.