Polybius, Greek Historiography
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Junto con Heródoto y Tucídides, Polibio es considerado actualmente uno de los tres grandes historiadores griegos de la Antigüedad. Desde su reaparición en la Italia renacentista sus Historias han sido consideradas por diversos pensadores... more
This short paper is centred upon a recurring phrase to be found in the histories of; Polybius, Livy and Appian. I believe that the source of this expression was quite probably Gaius Acilius, who may have been the last Roman historian to... more
Questions about how ancient Greek texts establish their authority, reflect on each other, and project their own truths have become central for a wide range of recent critical discourses. In this volume, an influential group of... more
John Marincola defines Polybius as 'a highly intrusive explicator' of his own narrative (Authority and Tradition: 10). Indeed, Polybius does almost constantly interrupt the main narrative of events to clarify what he is doing, why he is... more
Frank William Walbank (1909–2008) was one of the most eminent British historians of ancient civilization and its culture in the second half of the Twentieth and at the beginning of the Twenty-First Century. As an investigator he belonged... more
In his Histories, Polybius at times passes judgment on the exercise of mass-violence – including declaring acts ‘right and fair in accordance with the laws of war’ (5.9), or alternatively ‘contrary to principle’ (1.88.7). This paper... more
An investigation of moral-didactic techniques and messages in ancient Greek historiography Why did human beings first begin to write history? Lisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the... more