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The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Ian Scott-Kilvert (Translator), F. W. (Introduction By) Walbank, Obye Polybius, B. (Ed) Radice Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 1980 ISBN-10: 0-14-044362-2 / 0140443622 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044362-2 / 9780140443622 In writing his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire, the Greek statesman Polybius (c. 200-118 BC) set out to help his fellow-countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expan |