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Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory of F.W. Walbank

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Description:From his first publication, Aratos of Sicyon (1933), to his death in 2008, F. W. Walbank established himself as one of the leading ancient historians of the last century. His many publications -- not least his three-volume commentary on the Greek historian of Roman power, Polybius -- transformed the study both of Polybius and of the history of the Hellenistic world. Polybius and his World honors Walbank's achievement by bringing together a number of leading scholars in the fields of Hellenistic historiography and history.The twenty chapters, including an introduction by the volume's editors, re-examine a number of central Polybian themes: Polybius' position between Greece and Rome, his account of the Roman constitution, and the relationship of his work with Xenophon, Phylarchus, Aratus of Sicyon, and Livy (amongst others). The book looks at Polybius' text in the light of narratological perspectives and for the wealth of source material it offers for the economic historian, whilst three chapters also consider aspects of Walbank's own life and work, especially the relationship between his political commitments and his academic work, the genesis of his Polybian commentary, and the personal backdrop to his career.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory of F.W. Walbank. To get started finding Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory of F.W. Walbank, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 433

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: 2013

ISBN: 019150730X

Description: From his first publication, Aratos of Sicyon (1933), to his death in 2008, F. W. Walbank established himself as one of the leading ancient historians of the last century. His many publications -- not least his three-volume commentary on the Greek historian of Roman power, Polybius -- transformed the study both of Polybius and of the history of the Hellenistic world. Polybius and his World honors Walbank's achievement by bringing together a number of leading scholars in the fields of Hellenistic historiography and history.The twenty chapters, including an introduction by the volume's editors, re-examine a number of central Polybian themes: Polybius' position between Greece and Rome, his account of the Roman constitution, and the relationship of his work with Xenophon, Phylarchus, Aratus of Sicyon, and Livy (amongst others). The book looks at Polybius' text in the light of narratological perspectives and for the wealth of source material it offers for the economic historian, whilst three chapters also consider aspects of Walbank's own life and work, especially the relationship between his political commitments and his academic work, the genesis of his Polybian commentary, and the personal backdrop to his career.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory of F.W. Walbank. To get started finding Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory of F.W. Walbank, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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