Cultural Politics in Polybius's <i>Histories</i> (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 23, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780520237643
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Polybius; History; Greece; History - General History; Politics and government; History: World; Ancient Rome; Ancient - Greece; History / Ancient / General; To 146 B.C.; Civilization, Classical; Ancient - General; Historiae; Historiography; History, Ancient
First sentence: Polybius of Megalopolis was an important force in Mediterranean international politics, and he ranks as one of the great figures in the ancient Greek historiographical tradition.