Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections - Hardcover

Walbank, Frank W.

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9780521812085: Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections
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ISBN 10: 0521812089 ISBN 13: 9780521812085
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Frank Walbank is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History of the University of Liverpool and Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Polybius and Hellenistic history.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521812089
ISBN 13 
9780521812085
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
368
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