Waterfield is truly a master of translation. It was accompanied by a new and very brilliant Latin translation, and a preface which has been famous among such works. It's a fascinating account of the evolution of the roman empire and its expansion from the Italian peninsual to the rest of the known world, Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2003. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2015. The 13-digit and 10-digit formats both work. Fall of the Roman Republic (Penguin Classics), Livy: The Early History of Rome, Books I-V (Penguin Classics) (Bks.
Lots of new stories are done based only on tweets or hearsay or rumors. Here is the first new translation for over thirty years of Polybius', Religions of Rome: Volume 2: A Sourcebook, The Historians of Ancient Rome: An Anthology of the Major Writings (Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World), Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Roman Lives (Oxford World's Classics), The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five (Oxford World's Classics) (Bks. This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Also, for a book that costs so little(₹549) the pages and the binding are in very good condition. The notes in the end are very helpful, too. Something went wrong. The first edition of something like a complete text of Polybius, containing the five entire books, the excerptae legationes, and fragments of the other books, was that of Isaac Casaubon, Paris, 1609, fo. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the final destruction of Carthage.
There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. What more can you ask? Nobody is interested in causes or patterns or the truth. 1-5). I had to flip back to make sure I wasn't forgetting reading this episode, but as the author says in his introduction, he has left parts of the original out in order to fit it into one volume. Polybius was a hands on historian, having fought in wars, and been in the ranks of politicians. It is a very insightful view of the times.
1-5), The Makers of Rome: Nine Lives (Penguin Classics). Please try again. Oxford University Press; 1st Edition (November 5, 2010), Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013. An active participant of the politics of his time as well as a friend of many prominent Roman citizens, Polybius drew on many eyewitness accounts in writing this cornerstone work of history. Please try your request again later. For example in the first book of Histories, missing here is the account of the mercenary revolt that took place after Carthage lost the first Punic War.
This book does not contain all the books from The Histories, it just goes as far as book 12. We live in an era when journalism is truly dead. He is primarily concerned with the 53 years in which Ancient Rome became a dominant world power. Please try again. Please try again. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Plus it is an excellent primary source book, for those that are learning about ancient Rome on a course. In the end it can't fail because it's still Polybius. Polybius' Histories begin in the year 264 BC and end in 146 BC (Polybius was born around 200 BC and died around 117 BC). Great Primary Source - Good Translation Effort, Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020.
Part of the credit for that belongs to Polybius, who knows how to narrate. Books I through V cover the affairs of important states at the time (Ptolemaic Egypt, Hellenistic Greece, Macedon) and deal extensively with the First and Second Punic Wars. The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200–118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome.
Used item, but in excellent condition as described, and great value. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The selection seems to have been made with students of ancient historiology in mind, since it includes many passages of historiological critique. Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017, Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2013. Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2020, I ordered this book ten years ago, and decided to read it again.
Although the translation in this edition is excellent and easy to read, the translator has cut out some major parts of the original. For a reason. A great portion of Polybius' work has been lost to the ravages of history.
As for Polybius himself, it is a wonderful masterpiece. And part of the credit goes to Waterfield, who has done a good job of bridging the language gap. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Polybius, the Histories, are first rate. Plus, it is where we draw a lot of our Roman military knowledge. His analysis of political orders and constitutions should be required reading for every human being. I guess that might appeal to someone, somewhere. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics). The decision, of course, was not entirely up to Penguin.
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017. Polybius was a hands on historian, having fought in wars, and been in the ranks of politicians. If you want to know why and how did the Romans come to dominate their known world in ~fifty years while starting out as a small republic, there is no better source. Translation was 30 years older than this version and very battered, deeply unhappy with misleading photo. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The three maps in the beginning are, though not very exhaustive, quite sufficient for the timeline and events described. Plus, it is where we draw a lot of our Roman military knowledge. In Book … This means that there's a lot missing, but you get all the Punic war stuff down to Cannae, along with accounts of contemporaneous events in Greece, Egypt and Asia. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. It is not a bad selection, since book 6 (on meta-politics and the Roman constitution) is essential, and book 12 contains a lot of fascinating tidbits, e.g. I would also highly recommend all that Robin Waterfield has translated, and noted.
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