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Polybius (Sather Classical Lectures (Paperback)) (Volume 42) Paperback – February 7, 1990

by F. W. W. Walbank (Author)
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As a young man, the historian Polybius was an active politician in the Achaean Confederacy of the second century B.C., and later, during his detention at Rome, became a close friend of some leading Roman families. His History is our most important source for the momentous half-century during which the Romans weathered the war with Hannibal and became masters of the Mediterranean world. F. W. Walbank describes the historical traditions within which Polybius wrote as well as his concept of history.
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    212 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    University of California Press
  4. Publication date
    February 7, 1990
  5. Dimensions
    6.5 x 0.53 x 8.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0520069811
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0520069817
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F. W. Walbank is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, University of Liverpool, and author of The Historical Commentary on Polybius.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; Revised edition (February 7, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520069811
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520069817
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.53 x 8.8 inches
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Frank Walbank's work on Polybius sets a very high bar indeed. Always valuable insights, nuanced and well presented.
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A concise and well written overview of Polybius by the great modern Polybius scholar FW Walbank. Walbank covers the basics of Polybius' life, the construction of Polybius' histories stressing his intent to inform a Greek readership, his relationship to his Roman patrons, and his political theory. All quite informative and accessible. Walbank emphasizes Polybius' intention to produce text that was instructive about statemanship. The most interesting parts of these lectures are Walbank's discussions of how Polybius fits into the context of the traditions of Hellenic/Hellenistic historical writing, political theory, and rhetoric. These generally show significant continuity with received tradition and some intent to emulate Thucydides.
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