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Polybius Book I, a Commentary
David D. Phillips
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Description for Polybius Book I, a Commentary
Hardback. David D. Phillips presents a commentary on Polybius' first book. Volume includes the definitive text by Theodor Buttner-Wobst, with detailed commentary on points of linguistic and historical interest, and an introduction to Polybius' life, the Histories and Polybian language, style, and tone. An index of Greek words is also provided. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3B; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 257 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
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. Of the original forty books of the Histories, today only the first five survive essentially ... Read more
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. Of the original forty books of the Histories, today only the first five survive essentially ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cultural Legacies
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780979971372
SKU
V9780979971372
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About David D. Phillips
David D. Phillips is Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles. Previous books include The Laws of Ancient Athens (University of Michigan Press, 2013), Avengers of Blood: Homicide in Athenian Law and Custom from Draco to Demosthenes (Franz Steiner Verlag, 2008), and Athenian Political Oratory: 16 Key Speeches (Routledge, 2004).
Reviews for Polybius Book I, a Commentary
'a long-awaited contribution to Polybian scholarship, as it focuses on the historian's language and style and opens up this difficult text to those in need of more direction. 'The fact that this volume was used to and is intended to teach from is clear from the presentation of Polybius' original text. The ... Read more