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UNINA9910811861603321 |
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Autore |
McGing B. C |
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Titolo |
Polybius' Histories / / Brian McGing |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-988590-7 |
1-282-50102-X |
9786612501029 |
0-19-971867-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Oxford approaches to classical literature |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History, Ancient - Historiography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents and organization of the work -- The historian's task -- Art and history: the narrative of books 4 and 5 -- The historian as Homeric hero -- The political theorizing of book 6 -- Epilogue: Into the future -- Appendix: Outline of the work -- Prominent persons. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Histories of the second-century B.C. author Polybius chronicles one of the most exciting, and important, developments in the ancient world-the transformation of Rome from an Italian peninsular state into the first, and only, pan-Mediterranean super-power there has ever been. This volume provides an accessible introduction to this great work, written in 40 books (of which only the first five are preserved in full) covering the period 264-146 B.C. |
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