Polybius' Histories
By: Brian C. McGing.
Series: Oxford approaches to classical literature
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195310320; 9780195310337
Subjects: Polybius; Polybius -- Criticism and interpretation; Polybius -- Influence; History, Ancient -- Historiography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contents and organization of the work; title: The historian's task; title: Art and history : the narrative of books 4 and 5; title: The historian as Homeric hero; title: The political theorizing of book 6; title: Epilogue: Into the future : the influence of Polybius' work in later times; title: Appendix: Outline of the work; title: List of prominent persons.