Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections
Frank W. Walbank, "Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections"
English | 2002 | pages: 369 | ISBN: 0521812089, 0521034949 | PDF | 2,0 mb
English | 2002 | pages: 369 | ISBN: 0521812089, 0521034949 | PDF | 2,0 mb
This volume contains nineteen important essays related to the Greek historian Polybius by Professor F.W. Walbank, the recognized authority on the subject. The essays deal with Polybius as a historian, with his views on Rome and with many historical topics for which he is the principal source. A substantial introduction provides a critical account of work done on Polybius during the last twenty-five years. The book will be of special importance to students of Republican Rome and the Hellenistic world and also to anyone interested in historiography.
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