{"product_id":"the-histories-volume-iii-books-58","title":"Histories, Volume III","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHellenistic history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe historian  Polybius (ca. 200–118 BC) 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 BC,  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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of Polybius is in six volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54216095039832,"sku":null,"price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780674996588_01f0c71e-3713-4525-82f0-d94c3e5c07ea.jpg?v=1778553013","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-histories-volume-iii-books-58","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}