Livy

About Livy

Titus Livius, known as Livy, was a foundational figure in Roman historiography, living from approximately 59 BC to 17 AD. His monumental work, Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Books from the Founding of the City), chronicled the history of Rome from its mythical origins through the reign of Augustus. This sweeping narrative, though largely surviving only in fragments and summaries, established the literary and moral framework for understanding the Roman Republic and Empire, securing his HPI Rank of #895 among the most influential historical figures.

In the modern era, Livy's influence is not being matched by contemporary digital attention. He registers an Attention Gap of approximately 1x, meaning his online presence is relatively proportionate to his historical importance, which is unusual for a figure of his stature. His 208K annualized Wikipedia views in 2025 place him significantly behind figures of similar or even lesser historical weight; for instance, Octave Mirbeau (#522 importance) accrued only 26K views, while Khalil Gibran (#370 importance) drew a mere 35K views.

Despite this relatively balanced attention ratio, the trend suggests a slow erosion of his digital footprint. His view count decreased by 3.2% year-over-year, and momentum shows a significant drop of 19% when comparing Q1 to Q3 of 2025, indicating that a figure central to understanding the trajectory of Western civilization is experiencing declining, albeit currently proportional, interest online.