Book VI of Livy's history of Rome covers the period from 390 to 367 BC,
a period during which the city, while recovering from being sacked by
the Gauls, faced serious civil disturbance, the resolution of which
fundamentally changed the structure of Roman society. This edition
considers the historical text from a literary and historiographical
perspective. The Commentary contains a detailed analysis of Livy's
narrative style and structure, while the Introduction situates his work
in the ancient historiographical tradition.