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Ideal for readers interested in ancient history, classical studies, and the political dynamics of the Roman Republic.
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As a young man, the historian Polybius was an active politician in the Achaean Confederacy of the second century B.C., and later, during his detention at Rome, became a close friend of some leading Roman families.
His History is our most important source for the momentous half-century during which the Romans weathered the war with Hannibal and became masters of the Mediterranean world.
F. W. Walbank describes the historical traditions within which Polybius wrote as well as his concept of history.
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Polybius
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ISBN: 9780520069817
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 February 1990
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 216
About the Author
F. W. Walbank is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, University of Liverpool, and author of The Historical Commentary on Polybius.
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