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Moral vision in the Histories of Polybius /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1995.
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| Colección: | Hellenistic culture and society ;
16. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Polybius and "Machiavellianism"
- Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deeds of Personal Courage
- Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Honor, War, and Wealth
- Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deceit and Good Faith
- Threats to the Social Order in The Histories, and the Polybian Response
- The Art of Generalship as the Imposition of Order
- Politics: Greece and Rome
- Optimism and Pessimism
- Conclusion: The Duty to Act
- Appendix: Polybius on Drinking and Drunkenness.