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Polybius' Histories /
Polybius' Histories is one of classical antiquity's great political narratives. Written in 40 books (of which only the first five are preserved in full), it originally set out to explain the dramatic rise of Rome in the half century from the war against Hannibal to the defeat and abolishme...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Oxford approaches to classical literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Polybius' Histories is one of classical antiquity's great political narratives. Written in 40 books (of which only the first five are preserved in full), it originally set out to explain the dramatic rise of Rome in the half century from the war against Hannibal to the defeat and abolishment of the Macedonian kingdom in 167 BC. At a later stage, Polybius extended his coverage down to the Roman destruction of Carthage and Corinth in the year 146 BC. Although written in an ordinary Greek style, the work was composed with great care, clarity and skill, and provides a fascinating discourse on the. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) : maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199718672 0199718679 9780195310320 0195310322 9780195310337 0195310330 |