If Livy does not see that Rome is because he is completely tied to the schemes of Roman historiography which, in contrast to Greek historiography, has an exclusive and profound interest in the affairs of its own people and which from its origins to its decline is and does not want to be anything other than the history of the Roman people and state. Quoted in Vittorio Citti, Claudia Casali, Camillo Neri, Scrittori latini nel tempo, Zanichelli, Bologna, C.E.2000, p. 858, ISBN 978-88-08-09995-2. See also Gaetano De Sanctis, Scritti minori, vol. V, 1931-1947.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If Livy does not see that Rome is because he is completely tied to the schemes of Roman historiography which, in contrast to Greek historiography, has an exclusive and profound interest in the affairs of its own people and which from its origins to its decline is and does not want to be anything other than the history of the Roman people and state. Quoted in Vittorio Citti, Claudia Casali, Camillo Neri, Scrittori latini nel tempo, Zanichelli, Bologna, C.E.2000, p. 858, ISBN 978-88-08-09995-2. See also Gaetano De Sanctis, Scritti minori, vol. V, 1931-1947." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.