'Polybius and his World' honours Walbank's achievements by bringing together scholars in Hellenistic historiography and history. It re-examines a number of central Polybian themes Polybius' position between Greece and Rome, his account of the Roman constitution and the relations…
'Polybius and his World' honours Walbank's achievements by bringing together scholars in Hellenistic historiography and history. It re-examines a number of central Polybian themes Polybius' position between Greece and Rome, his account of the Roman constitution and the relations…
From his first publication, Aratos of Sicyon (1933), to his death in 2008, F. W. Walbank established himself as one of the leading ancient historians of the last century. His many publications - not least his three-volume commentary on the Greek historian of Roman power, Polybiu…
'Polybius and his World' honours Walbank's achievements by bringing together scholars in Hellenistic historiography and history. It re-examines a number of central Polybian themes Polybius' position between Greece and Rome, his account of the Roman constitution and the relations…
I slutningen af 1500 var fodfolket blevet hovedvåbnet overalt. Udviklingen af af ildvåben var efterhånden blevet så omfattende, at disses indflydelse på fodfolkets kamp var betydelig selvom vægten fortsat lå på "hobene", der først og fremmest var udrustet med datidens hovedvåben…