Loeb Book Polybius The Histories Volumes 2-6 Paton Greek English Roman History

Description: The HistoriesBy: Polybius Volume 1: MISSING, not includedVolume 2: Books 3-4 (reprinted 2001)Volume 3: Book 5, Fragments of Books 6-8 (reprinted 1966)Volume 4: Fragments of Books 9-15 (reprinted 2000) Volume 5: Fragments of Books 16, 18, 20-27 (reprinted 1999)Volume 6: Fragments of Books 28-36, 38-39 (reprinted 2000)With an English translation by W.R. PatonSeries: Loeb Classical LibraryHarvard University PressLoeb Classical LibraryGreen CoverLeft side in Greek, right side in EnglishAbout the author and work:The historian Polybius (ca. 200–118 BC) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was held hostage in Rome, where he became a friend of Lucius Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, especially Scipio Aemilianus, whose campaigns, including the destruction of Carthage, he later attended. Late in his life he became a trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans; helped in the discussions that preceded the final war with Carthage; and after 146 was entrusted by the Romans with the details of administration in Greece.Polybius’ overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history covers the years 264–146 BC, describing the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a great work: accurate, thoughtful, largely impartial, based on research, and full of insight into customs, institutions, geography, the causes of events, and the character of peoples. It is a vital achievement of the first importance despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five of its original forty books have reached us.

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