Polybius (Sather Classical Lectures (Paperback)) (Volume 42)

Walbank, F. W. W.

ISBN 10: 0520069811 / ISBN 13: 9780520069817

Published by University of California Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Polybius (Sather Classical Lectures (Paperback)) (Volume 42)
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520069811
• ISBN 13: 9780520069817
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

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.

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.