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Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections

Frank William Walbank

3.7/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: December 14, 2006

ISBN: 0521034949

ISBN 13: 9780521034944

Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections

Frank William Walbank

3.7/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: December 14, 2006

ISBN: 0521034949

ISBN 13: 9780521034944

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