|
University Of Miami - Fall 2012 | ||
Section O | ||
The Histories (Oxford World's Classics) (1st Edition) by Brian Mcging (Introduction), (Translator) Robin Waterfield Polybius, Robin (Trn) Waterfield, Et Al. Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-19-953470-5 / 0199534705 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953470-8 / 9780199534708 'no one else in our times has attempted to write a universal history' Polybius' ambitious goal was to describe how Rome conquered the Mediterranean world in less than fifty-three years. This great study of imperialism takes the reader back to Rome's first encounter with Carthage in 264 and forward t |