Roman historiography

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Summary

During the Second Punic War with Carthage, Rome's earliest known annalists Quintus Fabius Pictor and Lucius Cincius Alimentus recorded history in Greek, and relied on Greek historians such as Timaeus.

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Livia Drusa's family connection to Cato the Elder
Livia Drusa was the wife of Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Elder's grandson), and her family lineage is deeply intertwined with the political figures who were both subjects of and contributors to Roman historiography. Furthermore, the excerpt on Roman historiography explicitly mentions Cato the Elder as a foundational figure in the development of Roman historical writing through his work 'Origines'.
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contributed to this field through his own historical writings
Rutilius Rufus wrote a history of Rome in Greek, which served as a significant source for later historians like Posidonius and Livy.
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