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Nov 17, 2020 · 1. The earlier sources (Pictor, Alimentus and others) were available to Polybius and Livy. They had used them at other times for other parts of their histories, but for the Zama campaign I believe they were discarded in favour of Scipionic sources (Gaius Laelius and perhaps Scipio`s memoirs and his son`s history).
Dec 9, 2013 · Polybius was a contemporary for the last 10% of Hannibal's life and Hannibal was not described by Polybius as ascending through the clouds to heaven at death. And AFAIK neither were there reports of the Carthaginian army being visited by the unholy spirit of its dead general.
Nov 17, 2020 · Describing these forces in action, Polybius (15.13.1) says the front line battle became "a trial of strength between man and man at close quarters" and is specific this was close quarter hand to hand combat ( using the Greek χειρὸς / hand specifically).
Jan 25, 2012 · Polybius tells us that Mago was 'full of youthful enthusiasm, and had been trained from boyhood in the art of war' (3.71). Mago was given an important task by his brother at Trebia, and during the night before the battle, he set out with 1000 handpicked infantry and 1000 cavalry with the task to conceal himself within a watercourse between the two camps, which had steep banks overgrown with brambles.
Sep 22, 2014 · Why Polybius failed to mention Carthaginian child sacrifice is a mystery. He was a member of Scipio's staff in 146 B.C., and he must have known the city well. The revisionists seize on such omissions as an excuse to dismiss all reports of Phoenician child sacrifice as pure fabrications arising from anti-Phoenician bias.
Nov 29, 2014 · Polybius also has some material on Pyrrhus. Using the Perseus website, focusing on the English translation of Polybius, and searching for Pyrrhus should be a good tool, if you don't have an actual hard copy of Polybius with an index.
Dec 2, 2020 · Hoplites suggests the elites fought in the ranks and files. The rank and file infantry were common citizens. In those days each citizen provided his own arms. The cavalry had to be wealthier than the infantry because just the horse was expensive, never mind the arms and armor. I notice in your quote Polybius does not say the infantry was well ...
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1.《罗马帝国的崛起》 波利比阿 Polybius 作者是古希腊历史学家波利比阿，这本书从第一次布匿战争开始叙述（264BC）直到第三次布匿战争（146BC）为止，网上有 社会科学文献出版社 的中文译本，不过这本书现存的是残片，中后半段残缺比较严重。
Nov 23, 2018 · Assuming Polybius is telling the truth, Hannibal's army was no larger than 40k total, and had no more than 12k mercenaries in its front line. Given that Polybius would have stated if the Roman was smaller, we can safely guess it was greater than 40k, with an maximum upper limit of 50k, the largest possible size for most field armies of this period.
