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Polybius (born c. 200 bce, Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece—died c. 118) was a Greek statesman and historian who wrote of the rise of Rome to world prominence.

May 11, 2023 · Polybius (c. 200 – 118 BC) was a Greek historian and politician who is best known for his work “ The Histories,” which covers the period of ancient Mediterranean history from 264 BC to …

Jul 11, 2012 · However, Polybius' most defining moment was when, aged around thirty (c. 167 BCE), he was taken as a political prisoner of war to Rome, following his father (Lycortas) remaining neutral in …

Aug 30, 2025 · Polybius defines the types of government that have existed throughout history and relates them through a natural progression as one type evolves into the next in a continuous cycle. …

Apr 28, 2016 · Polybius itself may not exist, but that hasn’t stopped its story from capturing the imaginations of gamers, writers and artists.

May 17, 2018 · Polybius (c. 200– c. 118 bc), Greek historian. After an early political career in Greece he was deported to Rome. His forty books of Histories (only partially extant) chronicled the rise of the …

Polybius always maintains that the study of documents is only one, and not the most important, element in the equipment of an historian. The best is personal experience and personal inquiry.

The historian Polybius (ca. 200–118 BCE) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, …

Sep 18, 2024 · Polybius, born around 208 B.C. in Megalopolis, was the son of Lycortas, an important leader in the Achaean League and an ally of Philopoemen. From a young age, Polybius was active in …