Book: The Zama Campaign Reconstructed: Forgotten Battles
Oct 11, 2025 · 2.Polybius, the three spies and the forgotten battle of Zama (March 2021). In this paper I discuss some plausible links in the historiography of the three spies` stories and …
During the Second Punic War how useful was Macedonia as an …
Dec 26, 2024 · Polybius states that when Philip ordered the construction of 100 lembi in the winter of 217-216, he had no illusions about being able to take on the Roman fleet (Polyb. 5.109.1-3).
Is Polybius a primary source for Hannibal? - History Forum
Dec 9, 2013 · Is Polybius a primary source for Hannibal? This article argues NO on the basis that the date Polybius wrote is not contemporaneous with Hannibal's life, however on the basis that …
Book: The Zama Campaign Reconstructed: Forgotten Battles
Oct 11, 2025 · Livy’s re-narrativising of Polybius can be fascinating; he recast history as a moral and national story that the Augustan-era gentry clearly loved. Appian, too, describes the main …
Was the idea that homosexualy being common in Ancient Greece …
Mar 19, 2023 · It's the translation by the Classical scholar Robin Waterfield (Robin Waterfield - Wikipedia), this is a review of his translation of Polybius (Polybius, The Histories.
Battle of Magnesia, Near Roman Disaster? - History Forum
Jul 12, 2024 · Battle of Magnesia, Near Roman Disaster? I recently read an interesting article by historian Ilkka Syvänne on the Battle of Magnesia. Syvänne presents the battle as a "near …
Was the idea that homosexualy being common in Ancient Greece …
Mar 19, 2023 · Polybius says that you can tell that society is collapsing because male prostitutes cost more than a plot of land. The penality for homosexuality in the legions was death. And on …
The usage of the words "nephew", "uncle" and "cousin" in ancient …
Oct 3, 2025 · Hello guys, I need some help and will appreciate any help. Based on Topostext.org translations the usage of "nephew", "uncle" and "cousin" is pretty rare. Livy nephew - 9 times …
Gaius Laelius - History Forum
May 21, 2013 · Towards the end of his life (around 160 BC), Laelius met with the Greek historian Polybius, and was responsible for providing much of the background and information that …
Best editions of Roman historians? - History Forum
Aug 22, 2019 · Can anyone recommend the best English translations of the Roman historians: Livy, Sallust, Suetonius, Tacitus, Cassius Dio, Plutarch, Polybius, Diodorus Siculus, …