The Histories, Volume III: Books 5-8

by Christian Habicht, Frank William Walbank, Polybius, et al.

Polybius (born ca. 208 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674991532
• ISBN13: 9780674991538
• Release Date: January 1923
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 6 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.6" x 6.7"