Polybius Book I, a Commentary

by David D. Phillips

Born about 200 B.C. in Greece to a politically prominent family, Polybius had his own political career cut short when he was deported to Rome as a hostage. During his exile, he commenced the composition of his Histories, with the original goal of examining Rome's rise to supremacy during the years from 220 to 168 B.C.; later he would extend his investigation down to the aftermath of the Third Punic and Achaean wars, which ended in 146 B.C...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979971373
• ISBN13: 9780979971372
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Michigan Classical Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"