The Histories
'no one else in our times has attempted to write a universal history'Polybius' ambitious goal was to describe how Rome conquered the Mediterranean world in less than fifty-three years. This great study of imperialism takes the reader back to Rome's first encounter with Carthage in 264 and forward to her destruction of that renowned city in 146. Polybius, himself a leading Greek politician of the time, emphasizes the importance of practical experience for the writing of political history as well as the critical assessment of all the evidence. He attributesRome's success to the greatness of its constitution and the character of its people, but…
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Weitere Autoren: Waterfield, Robin (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-161260-2
- EAN: 9780191612602
- Produktnummer: 13996321
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'829 KB
- Abbildungen: 3 maps
Über den Autor
Robin Waterfield is an author and translator. His many acclaimed translations for OWC include Plato's Republic and five other Plato translations, Plutarch, Herodotus, Aristotle, Xenophon and Euripides.Brian McGing has written articles on the Hellenistic period and recently completed a book on Polybius.
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