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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Polybius."”.
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Contesting the Greatness of Alexander the Great: The Representation of Alexander in the Histories of Polybius and Livy
By investigating the works of Polybius and Livy, we can discuss an important aspect of the impact of Alexander upon the reputation and image of Rome. Because of the subject of their histories and the political atmosphere in which they were writing - these authors, despite their generally positive …
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Adaptation and alienation : persuasive strategies and audience responses in the rhetorical handbooks, Polybius, Josephus, and the Acts of the Apostles.
… task. Careful examination of the speeches in Polybius's Histories and Josephus's Jewish War reveals that the degree to which speakers in these works observe or flout the conventional prescriptions regarding adaptation and alienation is frequently a meaningful predictor of rhetorical success or …
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Sicily's Artful Historian: An investigation into the historical thought and method of Diodorus Siculus
… of older ideas, specifically those expounded by Polybius in the Introduction to his Histories. Rather, Diodorus builds on the work of Polybius, but more importantly he also interweaves his own original ideas about historiography, particularly universal history. This allows an attempt to elucidate …
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The anatomy of a conqueror: the image and reality of Lucius Aemilius Paullus
… is given to the treatment of Paullus as found in Polybius, Livy, and Plutarch; and, finally, the attempt is made to provide a more objective view of Paullus and his part in history.</p> <p>Every aspect of Polybius’ complex portrayal of his patron, Paullus, is examined with special emphasis given …
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The citizen’s almanac: Surviving calamity
… texts, similar to the work of Roman historian Polybius, famed explorer Marco Polo, and American mountain man Jim Beckwourth.</p>
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The Roman Senate at War: A Study of Senatorial Government and Administration during the Second Punic War, 218-201 BC BCE
… in question, most prominently the histories of Polybius and Livy, with supplementary accounts by Appian, Cassius Dio (and Zonaras), Plutarch, and Valerius Maximus. These literary accounts (together with any relevant epigraphic evidence) will be carefully cited, discussed, and analysed to form a …
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Adaptation and Tradition in Hellenistic Sacred Laws
… to the challenges that threatened their cults? Polybius, Pausanias, and Plutarch shed much light on our most pressing questions. For instance, what did failed cults look like? How did Greeks envisage dilapidated sanctuaries and defunct cults? Overall, the case studies based on sacred laws …