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Notable ideas. Anacyclosis. Polybius ( / pəˈlɪbiəs /; Greek: Πολύβιος, Polýbios; c. 200 – c. 118 BC) was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work The Histories, a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC.
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Polybius' Histories begin in the year 264 BC and end in 146 BC (Polybius was born around 200 BC and died around 117 BC). He is primarily concerned with the 53 years in which Ancient Rome became a dominant world power.
Polybius (born c. 200 bce, Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece—died c. 118) was a Greek statesman and historian who wrote of the rise of Rome to world prominence.
May 11, 2023 · To many scholars, Polybius is seen as one of the founding fathers of Roman historiography – along with Cato the Elder (234-149 BC). Polybius’ instructions for historians and geographers. In Book XII of “The Histories”, Polybius explains how explains how historians should go about their works.
The emergence of the Roman historian Polybius in the second century BC would see the introduction of the concept of cause and effect in the study of history that would forever change Greek historiography.
Polybius is the most important source for the rise of Roman imperialism during the Middle Roman Republic ( c. 265– c. 150 BCE ). By ancient historiographical standards, his work is of the highest quality, and in this regard he is often compared with Thucydides.
Jul 11, 2012 · Polybius (l. c. 208-125 BCE) was, whilst a Greek historian, a Roman historian, in that his work dealt with explaining how Rome came to be so great. Like the three Classical Greek Historians, Polybius...
Nov 21, 2022 · The Histories of Polybius, translated from Greek by E. S. Shuckburgh (New York, 1889), in 1281 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains both volumes of this two-volume set and includes the Histories (39 books), shorter fragments, scholarly notes and appendices.
Summary. Polybius was a Greek historian who documented Rome’s rise to power in the Mediterranean in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bce. Originally a leading figure of the Achaean League, he was deported to Rome after the defeat of Perseus of Macedon in 168 bce and became closely attached to Scipio Aemilianus, forming part of the so-called ...
