This author's major work was condensed into chapter summaries called (*) periochae.
According to Pliny, a man from Cadiz walked all the way to Rome just to get a glimpse of this author, and then immediately journeyed back. Asinius Pollio criticized this author for a rustic style which he called patavinitas after this author's home city of Padua. This author's major work was condensed into chapter summaries called (*) periochae. This author's major work ends with Drusus the Elder and contained a total of 142 books, 35 of which are still extant. For 10 points, identify this golden age Roman historian who wrote Ab Urbe Condita. 
According to Pliny, a man from Cadiz walked all the way to Rome just to get a glimpse of this author, and then immediately journeyed back.
Livy [accept Titus Livius]