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Product details
- ISBN 9780140443622
- Weight: 421g
- Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 25 Oct 1979
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200–118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the final destruction of Carthage. An active participant of the politics of his time as well as a friend of many prominent Roman citizens, Polybius drew on many eyewitness accounts in writing this cornerstone work of history.
Polybius lived from 200-118 BC and was a Greek statesman and historian.
F.W. Walbank has published numerous works on ancient Greece. Ian Scott-Kilvert has also translated Plutarch's works for Penguin Classics.
