Polybius, Rome and the Hellenistic World: Essays and Reflections (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521034944)

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.

Author: Frank W. Walbank
ISBN-10: 0521034949
ISBN-13: 9780521034944
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2006
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d