false 39941 1 0 70670 0140443622 9780140443622 10 <![CDATA[The Rise of the Roman Empire]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170743008m/70670.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170743008s/70670.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70670.The_Rise_of_the_Roman_Empire 3.83 88 39941 4.00 122 17 1980 551630 0674991427 9780674991422 0 <![CDATA[Polybius: The Histories, I, Books 1-2 (Loeb Classical Library No. 128)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/551630.Polybius_The_Histories_I_Books_1_2 4.40 5 Polybius (born ca. 208 <span class="era">BCE) of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea), served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favouring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was hostage in Rome where he became a friend of Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, and especially adopted Scipio Aemilianus whose campaigns he attended later. In late life he was trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans whom he admired; helped in the discussions which preceded the final war with Carthage; and, after 146, was entrusted by the Romans with details of administration in Greece. He died at the age of 82 after a fall from his horse.

The main part of Polybius's history covers the years 264-146 <span class="era">BCE. It describes the rise of Rome to the destruction of Carthage and the domination of Greece by Rome. It is a great work, accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, causes of events and character of people; it is a vital achievement of first rate importance, despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of the forty books have reached us. Polybius's overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Polybius is in six volumes.

]]> 39941 4.00 122 17 1922 551656 0674991753 9780674991750 1 <![CDATA[Polybius: The Histories, Vol. IV, Books 9-15 (Loeb Classical Library, No. 159)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175728339m/551656.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175728339s/551656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/551656.Polybius_The_Histories_Vol_IV_Books_9_15 4.20 5 Polybius (born ca. 208 <span class="era">BCE) of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea), served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favouring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was hostage in Rome where he became a friend of Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, and especially adopted Scipio Aemilianus whose campaigns he attended later. In late life he was trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans whom he admired; helped in the discussions which preceded the final war with Carthage; and, after 146, was entrusted by the Romans with details of administration in Greece. He died at the age of 82 after a fall from his horse.

The main part of Polybius's history covers the years 264-146 <span class="era">BCE. It describes the rise of Rome to the destruction of Carthage and the domination of Greece by Rome. It is a great work, accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, causes of events and character of people; it is a vital achievement of first rate importance, despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of the forty books have reached us. Polybius's overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Polybius is in six volumes.

]]> 39941 4.00 122 17 1992 1438010 0674991532 9780674991538 1 <![CDATA[The Histories: Bks.V-VIII v. 3]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183586975m/1438010.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183586975s/1438010.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1438010.The_Histories_Bks_V_VIII_v_3 4.75 4 Polybius (born ca. 208 <span class="era">BCE) of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea), served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favouring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was hostage in Rome where he became a friend of Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, and especially adopted Scipio Aemilianus whose campaigns he attended later. In late life he was trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans whom he admired; helped in the discussions which preceded the final war with Carthage; and, after 146, was entrusted by the Romans with details of administration in Greece. He died at the age of 82 after a fall from his horse.

The main part of Polybius's history covers the years 264-146 <span class="era">BCE. It describes the rise of Rome to the destruction of Carthage and the domination of Greece by Rome. It is a great work, accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, causes of events and character of people; it is a vital achievement of first rate importance, despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of the forty books have reached us. Polybius's overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Polybius is in six volumes.

]]> 39941 4.00 122 17 1923 1438012 0674991788 9780674991781 1 <![CDATA[The Histories: Bks.XXVIII-XXXIX v. 6]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183586976m/1438012.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183586976s/1438012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1438012.The_Histories_Bks_XXVIII_XXXIX_v_6 4.50 4 Polybius (born ca. 208 <span class="era">BCE) of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea), served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favouring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was hostage in Rome where he became a friend of Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, and especially adopted Scipio Aemilianus whose campaigns he attended later. In late life he was trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans whom he admired; helped in the discussions which preceded the final war with Carthage; and, after 146, was entrusted by the Romans with details of administration in Greece. He died at the age of 82 after a fall from his horse.

The main part of Polybius's history covers the years 264-146 <span class="era">BCE. It describes the rise of Rome to the destruction of Carthage and the domination of Greece by Rome. It is a great work, accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, causes of events and character of people; it is a vital achievement of first rate importance, despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of the forty books have reached us. Polybius's overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Polybius is in six volumes.

]]> 39941 4.00 122 17 1927 4102125 0434991384 9780434991389 1 <![CDATA[Histories: Bks.V-VIII Vol 3]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4102125.Histories_Bks_V_VIII_Vol_3 4.33 3 39941 4.00 122 17 1923 4005286 0434991376 9780434991372 1 <![CDATA[Histories: Bks.III & IV v. 2]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4005286.Histories_Bks_III_IV_v_2 4.33 3 39941 4.00 122 17 1922 3952069 0434991287 9780434991280 1 <![CDATA[Histories: Bks.I & II v. 1]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3952069.Histories_Bks_I_II_v_1 4.33 3 39941 4.00 122 17 1922 1438011 0674991761 9780674991767 1 <![CDATA[The Histories: v. 5]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1438011.The_Histories_v_5 4.33 3 Polybius (born ca. 208 <span class="era">BCE) of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea), served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favouring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was hostage in Rome where he became a friend of Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, and especially adopted Scipio Aemilianus whose campaigns he attended later. In late life he was trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans whom he admired; helped in the discussions which preceded the final war with Carthage; and, after 146, was entrusted by the Romans with details of administration in Greece. He died at the age of 82 after a fall from his horse.

The main part of Polybius's history covers the years 264-146 <span class="era">BCE. It describes the rise of Rome to the destruction of Carthage and the domination of Greece by Rome. It is a great work, accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, causes of events and character of people; it is a vital achievement of first rate importance, despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of the forty books have reached us. Polybius's overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Polybius is in six volumes.

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