Copyright © 2022, Columbia University Press. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Walbank, A Historical Commentary on Polybius (Vol. Not content with setting forth the facts, Polybius stopped his narrative to insert general discussions on the purpose of history writing (which he considered, like Thucydides, a guide to political conduct), on the principles of the Roman state, and on other broad subjects. His presentation is nevertheless soberly analytical and devoid of rhetoric. It was Polybius' chief aim to trace for his contemporaries the causes of the sudden rise of Rome his history covered the Mediterranean world from before 220 BC to 146 BC A historian of the school of Thucydides, Polybius spared no efforts in his research for detail, accuracy, and unbiased truth, but as a great admirer of Rome, he could not, however, avoid a measure of partiality. Of the 40 books only the first five survive intact of the rest there are generous fragments. Paton in the Loeb Classical Library, 6 vol., 1954). It was also under the Scipios' patronage that Polybius undertook his universal history, one of the great historical works of all time (see tr. Certainly there was sound reasoning behind his argument he was no blind acolyte. And perhaps the Roman constitution was ideal in Polybius’ day. He obtained the protection of Aemilius Paullus and of the Scipio family, and under their patronage he undertook several voyages, notably one to Achaea, where he sought to win favor for the Roman government. Polybius didn’t merely believe Rome’s constitution to be strong, but felt it was one able to withstand any disaster, one perfectly devised, and therefore eternally fit, for purpose. A rare video game from the early 1980’s called Polybius that was both cutting edge and highly secretive at the time has surfaced in a storage locker here in the central Oregon coast town of Newport meanwhile, local antique experts think this vintage arcade game may indeed be one of a small group of Polybius machines that were produced via government. Having advocated the neutral stand of the League in the war between Rome and Macedon, he was deported (167 BC) with a large number of Achaeans to Rome after the Roman victory over Macedon. As one of the leaders of the Achaean League and a friend of Philopoemen, he was influential in Greek politics. In 1981 a mythical arcade game supposedly appeared with the ability to control peoples minds, until disastrous side effects led to its sudden disappearance. Polybius pōlĭ´bēəs, 203? BC–c.120 BC, Greek historian, b.
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