Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius
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Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius, Roman annalist, living probably in the 1st century BC, wrote a history, in at least twenty-three books, which began with the conquest of Rome
by the Gauls
and went on to the death of Sulla or perhaps later.
Livy
freely used Quadrigarius in part of his work (from the sixth book onwards). A big fragment is preserved in Aulus Gellius
(ix. 13), giving an account of the single combat between Manlius Torquatus and Gaul. His language was antiquated and his style dry, but his work was considered important.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
by the Gauls
Gauls
The Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....
and went on to the death of Sulla or perhaps later.
Livy
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
freely used Quadrigarius in part of his work (from the sixth book onwards). A big fragment is preserved in Aulus Gellius
Aulus Gellius
Aulus Gellius , was a Latin author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome, where he held a judicial office...
(ix. 13), giving an account of the single combat between Manlius Torquatus and Gaul. His language was antiquated and his style dry, but his work was considered important.