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The Rise of the Roman Empire

Author : Polybius
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141920505
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Rise of the Roman Empire written by Polybius and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2003-08-28 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200–118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the final destruction of Carthage. An active participant of the politics of his time as well as a friend of many prominent Roman citizens, Polybius drew on many eyewitness accounts in writing this cornerstone work of history.

The Histories

Author : Polybius
Publisher : London, Heinemann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Histories written by Polybius and published by London, Heinemann. This book was released on 1922 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Polybius' Histories

Author : B. C. McGing
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195310322
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Polybius' Histories written by B. C. McGing and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Histories of the second-century B.C. author Polybius chronicles one of the most exciting, and important, developments in the ancient world-the transformation of Rome from an Italian peninsular state into the first, and only, pan-Mediterranean super-power there has ever been. This volume provides an accessible introduction to this great work, of which forty books survive (of which only the first five are preserved in full) covering the period 264-146 B.C.

The Histories

Author : Polybius
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674996585
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The Histories written by Polybius and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historian Polybius (ca. 200-118 BCE) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was held hostage in Rome, where he became a friend of Lucius Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, especially Scipio Aemilianus, whose campaigns, including the destruction of Carthage, he later attended. Late in his life he became a trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans; helped in the discussions that preceded the final war with Carthage; and after 146 was entrusted by the Romans with the details of administration in Greece.Polybius' overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history covers the years 264-146 BCE, describing the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a great work: accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, and full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, the causes of events, and the character of peoples. It is a vital achievement of the first importance despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of its original forty books have reached us.For this edition, W. R. Paton's excellent translation, first published in 1922, has been thoroughly revised, the Büttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added, all reflecting the latest scholarship.

The Hannibalian war, part of the 21st and 22nd books of Livy, adapted by G.C. Macaulay

Author : Titus Livius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Hannibalian war, part of the 21st and 22nd books of Livy, adapted by G.C. Macaulay written by Titus Livius and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cultural Politics in Polybius’s Histories

Author : Craige B. Champion
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520237641
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Politics in Polybius’s Histories by : Craige B. Champion

Download or read book Cultural Politics in Polybius’s Histories written by Craige B. Champion and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-08-23 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Smart and sophisticated. A work that is simultaneously a sensitive study of a major Greek historian and a probing analysis of the Greco-Roman society in which his history was produced."—John Marincola, author of Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography

Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius

Author : Arthur M. Eckstein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520914694
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Book Synopsis Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius by : Arthur M. Eckstein

Download or read book Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius written by Arthur M. Eckstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Eckstein's fresh and stimulating interpretation challenges the way Polybius' Histories have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even "Machiavellian" one. Polybius particularly asks for "improvement" in his audience, hoping that those who study his writings will emerge with a firm determination to live their lives nobly. Teaching by the use of moral exemplars, Polybius also tries to prove that success is not the sole standard by which human action should be judged.

Polybius and His Legacy

Author : Nikos Miltsios
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110584840
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Polybius and His Legacy written by Nikos Miltsios and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although scholars continue to address old questions about Polybius, it is clear that they are also turning their attention to aspects of his history that have been inadequately dealt with in the past or have even gone largely unnoticed. Polybius' history is increasingly treated not just as a source of valuable information on the impressive expansion of Roman rule in the Mediterranean world, but also as a complex and nuanced narrative with its own interests and purposes. Moreover, since (apart from Livy's use of Polybius, which has been thoroughly discussed) most studies of Polybius' reception focus on the modern world, especially in relation to the theory of mixed constitutions, finding out more about Polybius' impact on ancient Greek and Roman authors remains a major desideratum. This volume brings together contributions which, in either posing new questions or reformulating old ones, attest both to the ardent scholarly interest currently directed toward Polybius and to the variety of hermeneutical issues raised by his work. Subjects discussed include Polybius' historical ideas, his methods of composition, his views on the role of the historian, his representation of cultural difference, his intertextual affinities, and his reception and influence. Taken together, the papers in this collection attempt to promote a deeper understanding of the qualities and peculiarities of Polybius' history, as well as to offer fresh insights into the interpretation of this important work.

Polybius and Roman Imperialism

Author : Donald Walter Baronowski
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 147250450X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Polybius and Roman Imperialism written by Donald Walter Baronowski and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the complex reaction of the Greek historian Polybius to the expansion of Roman power, embracing admiration and support tempered by detachment of different kinds, personal, cultural, patriotic and intellectual.

The Histories of Polybius

Author : Polybius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Histories of Polybius written by Polybius and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Polybius

Author : Daniel Walker Moore
Publisher : Historiography of Rome and Its
ISBN 13 : 9789004426115
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Polybius written by Daniel Walker Moore and published by Historiography of Rome and Its. This book was released on 2020 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek historian Polybius (2nd century B.C.E.) produced an authoritative history of Rome's rise to dominance in the Mediterranean that was explicitly designed to convey valuable lessons to future generations. But throughout this history, Polybius repeatedly emphasizes the incomparable value of first-hand, practical experience. In Polybius: Experience and the Lessons of History, Daniel Walker Moore shows how Polybius integrates these two apparently competing concepts in a way that affects not just his educational philosophy but the construction of his historical narrative. The manner in which figures such as Hannibal, Scipio Africanus, or even the Romans as a whole learn and develop over the course of Polybius' narrative becomes a critical factor in Rome's ultimate success.

Studies in the Greek Historians

Author : Adam Parry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521205875
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Studies in the Greek Historians written by Adam Parry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-09-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consideration of authors and historians from fifth century BC onwards who shed light on the Greek tradition of historical writing.

Polybius and His World

Author : Bruce Gibson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199608407
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Polybius and His World written by Bruce Gibson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polybius and his World honours F. W. Walbank's achievement by bringing together a number of leading scholars in the fields of Hellenistic historiography and history.

Polybius

Author : F. W. Walbank
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520342631
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Polybius written by F. W. Walbank and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

A Companion to Livy

Author : Bernard Mineo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118301285
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Livy written by Bernard Mineo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Livy features a collection of essays representing the most up-to-date international scholarship on the life and works of the Roman historian Livy. Features contributions from top Livian scholars from around the world Presents for the first time a new interpretation of Livy's historical philosophy, which represents a key to an overall interpretation of Livy's body of work Includes studies of Livy's work from an Indo-European comparative aspect Provides the most modern studies on literary archetypes for Livy's narrative of the history of early Rome

Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World

Author : Frank W. Walbank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139436058
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World by : Frank W. Walbank

Download or read book Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World written by Frank W. Walbank and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-05 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains nineteen of the more important of Frank Walbank's essays on Polybius and is prefaced by a critical discussion of the main aspects of work done on that author. Several of these essays deal with specific historical problems for which Polybius is a major source. Five deal with Polybius as an historian and three with his attitude towards Rome; one of these raises the question of 'treason' in relation to Polybius and Josephus. Finally, two papers discuss Polybius' later fortunes - in England up to the time of John Dryden and in twentieth-century Italy in the work of Gaetano de Sanctis. Several of these essays originally appeared in journals and collections not always easily accessible, and all students of the ancient Mediterranean world will welcome their assembly within a single volume.

A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography

Author : John Marincola
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444393820
Total Pages : 697 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography written by John Marincola and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades. Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholars Presents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquity These are complemented by chapters on individual genres and sub-genres from the fifth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E. Provides a series of interpretative readings on the individual historians Contains essays on the neighbouring genres of tragedy, biography, and epic, among others, and their relationship to history