Lots of new stories are done based only on tweets or hearsay or rumors. Also, I am happy with the translation of this edition. on Spartan polyandry. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2016. Not all translations of primary sources necessarily turn out to be this readable. 1-5), The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics), The Gallic War: Seven Commentaries on The Gallic War with an Eighth Commentary by Aulus Hirtius (Oxford World's Classics), The Pot of Gold and Other Plays (Penguin Classics), Catiline's Conspiracy, The Jugurthine War, Histories (Oxford World's Classics), Livy: The Early History of Rome, Books I-V (Penguin Classics) (Bks. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. 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. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2015. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2019. A great portion of Polybius' work has been lost to the ravages of history.
Just as described and quick delivery. Disappointingly, the remaining extant books after book 12 are not included, so in this volume we never get to the conclusion of the 3rd and final Punic war.
In Book … A must read if you're a history enthusiast. Use the Amazon App to scan ISBNs and compare prices. It is a very insightful view of the times. 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. Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017. Plus it is an excellent primary source book, for those that are learning about ancient Rome on a course. I guess that might appeal to someone, somewhere. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The 13-digit and 10-digit formats both work. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Waterfield is truly a master of translation. If you like ancient history, it's bound to enthrall you. Something went wrong. A rare instance where the Penguin has more! In the end it can't fail because it's still Polybius. You get no account of events after circa 216 BC, so nothing about the Punic wars after Cannae, nor about the Roman conquests of Greece, Macedon or Asia.
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