The Resource The histories, Polybius ; with an English translation by W.R. Paton, (electronic book)
The histories, Polybius ; with an English translation by W.R. Paton, (electronic book)
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The item The histories, Polybius ; with an English translation by W.R. Paton, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- In his history, Polybius (c. 200-118 BCE) is centrally concerned with how and why Roman power spread. The main part of the work, a vital achievement despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five books of an original forty survive, describes the rise of Rome, its destruction of Carthage, and its eventual domination of the Greek world.
- Language
-
- eng
- grc
- grc
- eng
- Edition
-
- New ed. /
- revised by F.W. Walbank and Christian Habicht.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- v.I. Books 1-2
- v.II. Books 3-4
- v.III. Books 5-8
- v.Iv.Books 9-15
- v.v.Books 16-27
- v.VI. Books 28-39. Unattributed fragments / edited and translated by S. Douglas Olson
- Isbn
- 9780674996380
- Label
- The histories
- Title
- The histories
- Statement of responsibility
- Polybius ; with an English translation by W.R. Paton
- Subject
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- Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D. -- Early works to 1800
- Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C
- Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. -- Early works to 1800
- History, Ancient
- Rome -- History -- Republic, 510-30 B.C
- Rome -- History -- Republic, 510 B.C.-30 B.C. -- Early works to 1800
- Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D
- Language
-
- eng
- grc
- grc
- eng
- Summary
- In his history, Polybius (c. 200-118 BCE) is centrally concerned with how and why Roman power spread. The main part of the work, a vital achievement despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five books of an original forty survive, describes the rise of Rome, its destruction of Carthage, and its eventual domination of the Greek world.
- Cataloging source
- MaCbHUP
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Historiae
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Polybius
- Language note
- Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages
- LC call number
- D58
- LC item number
- .P659 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1857-1921
- 1909-2008
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Habicht, Christian
- Olson, S. Douglas
- Paton, W. R.
- Walbank, F. W.
- Series statement
- Loeb Classical Library
- Series volume
- 128, 137-138, 159-161
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- History, Ancient
- Greece
- Greece
- Greece
- Greece
- Rome
- Rome
- Summary expansion
- The historian Polybius (ca. 200-118 BCE) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was held hostage in Rome, where he became a friend of Lucius Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, especially Scipio Aemilianus, whose campaigns, including the destruction of Carthage, he later attended. Late in his life he became a trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans; helped in the discussions that preceded the final war with Carthage; and after 146 was entrusted by the Romans with the details of administration in Greece. Polybius' overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history covers the years 264-146 BCE, describing the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a great work: accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, and full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, the causes of events, and the character of peoples. It is a vital achievement of the first importance despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of its original forty books have reached us. For this edition, W. R. Paton's excellent translation, first published in 1922, has been thoroughly revised, the Büttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added, all reflecting the latest scholarship
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- The histories, Polybius ; with an English translation by W.R. Paton, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographies and indexes
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- v.I. Books 1-2 -- v.II. Books 3-4 -- v.III. Books 5-8 -- v.Iv.Books 9-15 -- v.v.Books 16-27 -- v.VI. Books 28-39. Unattributed fragments / edited and translated by S. Douglas Olson
- Control code
- hup0000228
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
-
- New ed. /
- revised by F.W. Walbank and Christian Habicht.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674996380
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The histories, Polybius ; with an English translation by W.R. Paton, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographies and indexes
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- v.I. Books 1-2 -- v.II. Books 3-4 -- v.III. Books 5-8 -- v.Iv.Books 9-15 -- v.v.Books 16-27 -- v.VI. Books 28-39. Unattributed fragments / edited and translated by S. Douglas Olson
- Control code
- hup0000228
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
-
- New ed. /
- revised by F.W. Walbank and Christian Habicht.
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674996380
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D. -- Early works to 1800
- Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C
- Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. -- Early works to 1800
- History, Ancient
- Rome -- History -- Republic, 510-30 B.C
- Rome -- History -- Republic, 510 B.C.-30 B.C. -- Early works to 1800
- Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D
Genre
Member of
- Historiae
- Loeb Classical Library, 128
- Loeb Classical Library, 137-138
- Loeb Classical Library, 159-161
- Online access with purchase: Harvard University Press (Loeb Classical Library)
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