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 == Politics == 

 ""Many of Livy's comments on Roman politics seem surprisingly modern today. For example, he wrote (of the year 445 BC):"" 

 As someone who is unfamiliar with Roman politics, the quote provided does little to elucidate the point.  Perhaps some analysis of the quote is in order illustrating exactly how it provides proof of Livy's 'modern' views. "