“The numerous explanatory notes of the revised edition offer the reader a good assistance in orienting themselves within the fragmentary tradition of Polybius’ books 16 to 27 by contextualizing the events mentioned historically, referring to recent research and clarifying special terms, persons, places, etc.… Fully recommended.”—Michael Kleu, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
“Polybius found a brilliant subject for his history in the Roman drive to supremacy in the Mediterranean. As an experienced Greek politician who lived as a hostage among the elite in Rome from 167 to 159 BC, he was ideally positioned to write it. He had formidable organizational powers, and he really did know what he was talking about. Without him, our understanding of the whole period and of the dynamics of Roman imperialism would be inconceivably impoverished.”—Denis Feeney, The Times Literary Supplement
LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY
Loeb Classical Library 160
The Histories, Volume V
Books 16-27
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ISBN 9780674996601
Publication: May 2012
