The Rise of the Roman Empire

基本信息

系列: Penguin Classics

Paperback: 576页

出版社: Penguin Classics; Reprint (1980年2月28日)

语种： English

ISBN-10: 0140443622

ISBN-13: 978-0140443622

产品尺寸及重量: 129 x 198 x 25mm | 394g

书籍简介

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吃. 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. 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.

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作者简介

Polybius lived from 200-118 BC and was a Greek statesman and historian. 

F.W. Walbank has published numerous works on ancient Greece. Ian Scott-Kilvert has also translated Plutarch's works for Penguin Classics.