Italy 2 Euro 2017 Titus Livius

Titus Livius is the subject of this special 2017 Italian 2 Euro coin. Titus Livius lived in the years BC and AD (before and after the birth of Christ). He was a famous writer. His most important work was mapping the history of Rome. This was a life's work for him being no less than 142 books! According to many, Rome was founded in the year 753 BC. This year has been the basis for almost 1500 years. Only around the year 800 AD our current calendar was brought into use. Titus Livius died in the year 17, which in the year 2017, was exactly 2000 years ago. To commemorate this, Italy has issued a special 2 Euro coin. On the face of the coin is an image of Titus Livius. On the right side of the coin are the years 17 and 2017. At the bottom is his name in Italian: Tito Livio. Encircling the image are 50 dots.